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Name: Paul Williams Age: 31 Gender: Male Occupation: Journalist Social Class: Middle Class Financial situation: Enough to live. Not rich no poor. Appearance: With dark brown hair, but wears a long gray wig in public. Location: (show us on a map) Mid Atlantic Habitual locations: Sitting at the desk at home Daily routine: go out and observe the colonies then come back home to write. Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits: Always curious about everything. Gets along with others very well. Past/individual-family history: Born in a family of writers. Family: Father, Mother, and two brothers back in Britain. Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in other classes, AND your opinions and feelings about them):Very good relationship with merchants and other colonists. Not very close with the state authorities such as the royal governors. Religion: Presbyterian Education: Cambridge University Portrait: (create or add your own picture)



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I was asked to write an article for the weekly journal on the ongoing debate about parliamentary sovereignty and virtual representation. This is my first tie thinking about this. I've always heard my friends about the topic but I never considered it to be this important until I was asked to write an article on it.

As I was thinking about what to write on my daily walk, I heard men swearing at the parliament in a tavern. He must have been a merchant who had to pay most of his income as tax. "The Parliament is forgetting about our contribution in the French Indian War! How dare they tax us like this?!" a man shouted anger at the tavern. I thought about what the man had said. The colonists are virtually slaves to the British parliament. We are not represented with our own people. Those members in parliament are only hungry for their own gains. They do not care about what goes in the colonies. This means that the virtual representation doesn't even exist! We, the colonist deserve more freedom and rights from the British parliament. As James Otis Jr. state, "**That the colonists, black and white, born here, are free born British subjects, and entitled to all the essential civil rights of such,"** Now, with this in mind I am going back to finish that article for the weekly journal. I am going to address the fundamental mistakes the parliament made and strongly articulate on how the colonists are feeling right now.

Williams.

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Dear Paul Williams,

I have not spoken to you in a while since the last time you interviewed our Lenape tribe. Ever since these riots have been happening in protest of the British, our tribe has been suffering greatly. //Common Sense// has proposed such radical ideas against the British. Although I agree with Thomas Paine's statements in that, "Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness", especially that of colonial society, I can't help thinking that this overthrow of British rule would cause our debacle. The settlers that live on our borders have repeatedly taken more of our land. It is quite frightening in that we have only half of the land that we held last year. Because of the influence of this pamphlet, more settlers seem to be breaking the rules that Parliament has been proposing, and overlooking the demarcation line. I am terribly afraid that by the end of this revolution, we will be completely removed from the Delaware region. For our tribe this would be a terrible thing. We have been losing game due to the clearing of land. We have been losing our portion of the Lehigh River so that we lack fish. We have attempted contact between the frontiersmen, but they do refuse to have any of our products. They focus on building their own independence, ignoring our needs entirely.

Welchos (Jessica Yun)

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Dear Hilton Paris,

Rough times are coming for the colonies. It's been tough living in New Jersey. How have you been? Have you written anything recently about the political chaos in the colonies? Boycotts of British goods continue on, and the protests seem to get more and more violent. Honestly, I did not understand the patriots. I always thought they were being greedy, and simply trying to avoid the high tax rates. Also, I thought we could not survive without Britain, but my thoughts proved to be wrong when I read a pamphlet written by a friend named Thomas Paine. He really dragged me into the idea of independence in the colonies. I really thought about how we could not possibly survive without the British, but Thomas specifically stated that Britain only causes wars for our colonies, namely the French and Indian War. I really like Thomas' technique of using simple logic to persuade the readers. Now, I would definitely support the patriots but what about you? Are you going to remain loyal to the Britain? Or are you going to use your common sense and fight for our rights? I hope we really can remain as friends. I hope to hear from you. Best of wishes.

Yours truly, Paul Williams.

Entry 5! Dear Welchos,

I am so sorry. I just found your letter while I was cleaning through my papers. I am very sorry for a late response. I am also sorry to hear that your tribe is losing land. I have written several articles to raise awareness of the Native Americans, specifically your tribe. However, I am sorry to say that I have been getting negative feedback from my readers. One person even said, "Who cares about those savages!" There has been a declaration of independence by the colonies, how do you feel about this? The past few years have been busy with battles, and I was wondering if your tribe involved in any battles? I heard the some Native Americans such as the Iroquis Confederacy are fighting on the British side. Does your tribe also have connections with the British? I hear that the British troops are chasing Washington's troops near the Delaware River. I just want to give your tribe a warning. Personally, I think your tribe shouldn't help the British either. Either way the colonists or the British are going to try to take your land away when this chaos is over. You shouldn't sacrafice your men for the British. Also, the British are not going to win this war because there are rumors saying that the French are going to join the war against the British. I suggest you and your tribe to migrate west, and find a new place where there is no influence from the war. This is the best I can do for you and your tribe. I wish you the best of luck. I hope someday when this chaos is over, you and I can meet as friends.

Yours Truly, Paul Williams

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