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MARK V. GORDON

 * Name:** Mark V. Gordon


 * Age:** 32-years-old


 * Gender:** Male


 * Occupation:** He is currently a member "United Empire Loyalists" who serves his loyalty to British Empire instead of being patriotic to the America. He is also the editor in chief of the Massachusetts //Gazette// and Boston //Weekly News-Letter//.


 * Social Class**: He is in the white rich male class of the New England. [About 500,000 of the whole colonists (19% of white) people are loyalists.]


 * Financial situation:** He gets paid quite a lot. Being a editor in chief of two pressing companies not only made him famous, but also made him get closer with other famous people who had the economical/political/social prominent status in the colonial america. He owns 20 acres of land in the town called South Hamilton. He also owns few slaves.


 * Appearance:** He is considerably tall (about 5' 10"), and also sized somewhat average or above average. His skin color is white and also he has a brownish-blonde whig.

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 * Location:**


 * Habitual locations:** Boston and South Hamilton


 * Daily routine:** He spends most of his day in the company, however he enjoys his time by going over other peoples' house in NY. There, sometimes he enjoys tea and talk about any issues. Also he likes to read books, articles, and journals written by other people.


 * Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits:** He is generally nice to everyone. He is also well-mannered because of his family background. He is not the "boastful" type of person, because he truly believes in Christianity. The reason why he came to America was to make his name reputable so that he can find a lady that would marry him, since he couldn't find one in England. Also he's always optimistic and curious about exotic things, so he decided to apart himself from his home and family in England and move to America.


 * Past/individual-family history:** He comes from a loyal family in England. His father was George Gordon, who currently serves as one of the member of the parliament.


 * Family:**He is single, he came to America to make his name reputable.


 * Social relations with your own and other classes:** Especially for Mark, he has a very considerable position in his social classes. He is close with John Howe, printer of the Massachusetts Gazette and Boston Weekly News-Letter and Thomas Hutchinson, the last royal Governor of Massachusetts. Also he's close with Edward Jessup, the Colonel of Jessup's Rangers in upstate New York and Canada. Educationally, he is close with Myles Cooper, the president of King's College in New York City. Additionally, through Cooper he knows Robert Cunningham, the Brigadier General, in 1780 in command of a garrison in South Carolina and Oliver DeLancey, Brigadier General, and commanding Delancey's Brigade 1776. They all are loyalists.


 * Religion:** He is a Christian but did not participate in the Great Awakening actively because of his family in England. However, he believes in equality among people.


 * Education:** He received his literature degree in Cambridge university.


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=Entry 2=

What's colony? Colony is a region or place where it is controlled by another country. Then what is control? Control is the power to influence or direct people's behavior or course of events. Then what should the "colonists" do? They should be entitled to give everything they have and served the superior authority, but this is just some mere "definitions". It may be right in some senses, but it doesn't mean that everything is perfectly correct. Sometimes people have to "assists" and "credit" others so that everyone will bring greater amity between one another.

Matter of fact, I just heard a news about this "issues" yesterday, when James Otis Jr., a lawyer from my state, published //Rights of the Colonies Asserted and Proved//. My fellow friends had sent a letter to me this morning saying that I should write a counter-article about the statement that Mr.Otis had said. Thomas Hutchinson personally sent me another letter saying that in my article, I should dispute every argument that Mr.Otis had made about **parliamentary sovereignty and virtual representation's** unfairness effect to the colonists in America in order to prove the sovereignty of Great Britain. Since I am entitled as "loyalists" and so are they, I sort of agreed to them that I will take some actions to this non-sense (I was lying) accusations and what Our Great Kingdom should do to colonies, but in reality I haven't even read the entire article! I just kind of said "yes, yes, your are absolutely right my friend" in a reply to keep them away from my presence.

Personally, as a Christian, I do disagree with what the British authorities are doing to the colonies right now although I can't express my idea explicitly since that would hurt my family's especially my father's reputation. Anyhow, after the Seven Years' War, British empire had miserable war debts which were immense burden. By imposing several taxes without the consent of the representatives of the colonies, I've been observing quite a few opposition and voices shouted toward Great Britain and in honest I am one of them and in my opinion Mr.Otis is just one of them as well. However I heard that the worst part of this was the "no representations" parts.

Today around seven o'clock, during dinner, I just received a transcript of Mr.Otis' //Rights of the Colonies Asserted and Proved//, and I must admit that the article is fascinating enough that I didn't even finish my dinner. In his transcript, it said British government had said, **Every British subject born on the continent of America, or in any other of the British dominions, is by the law of God and nature, by the common law, and by act of parliament entitled to all the natural, essential, inherent and inseparable rights of our fellow subjects in Great-Britain**. What is this Non-sense?, so the people who worked hard enough for the sake of their own should give up all they have to the British empire? I understand the whole issues of slavery, but this is British people. The colonists are "Our people". Even though they should pay some taxes since they are the "citizens" of Great Britain, but this is a total non-sense. Why? Its because what the Great Britain had treated the colonies of America after they had won the war. No reward. No improvements. Of course the colonists are mad at Great Britain. Even I am angered by this ridiculous statement.

The ultimate concord that I have made with Mr. Otis is this part: **To say the parliament is absolute and arbitrary, is a contradiction. The supreme power in a state, is jus dicere only:- jus dare, strictly speaking, belongs to alone to God. Should an act of parliament be against any of his natural laws, which are immutably true, their declaration would be contrary to eternal truth, equity and justice, and consenquently void: and so it would be adjudged by the parliament itself, when convinced of their mistake**. Mr. Otis sates that God has superior power among any other things in the world, and I agree with that, since God had entitled us to have peace and happiness at any times.

I should stop at this point, and start thinking about negative things about this article to comment and publish on my newspaper. If I don't I'm going to get into some troubles by some of my friends, also hurt my father's reputation.

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It always has been unfair. It always has been a burden and torture. It always has been this way. It always has been this way ever since I came here… The Navigations Act, Revenue Act, Molasses Act, Currency Act, Stamp Act… I can’t support what the parliaments are imposing to America anymore even if my father is involved. I was fine until this “Stamp Act” came along the way. The act required all sorts of legal documents, permits, commercial contracts, and even newspapers in the colonies to carry the tax stamps, which impacted critically on our company.

The Stamp distributors of Massachusetts, Andrew Oliver, came over to the main office of Gazette the other day, and said my company wasn’t exempted from the Stamp Act. Matter of fact, he said that I should participate more ardently so that I would be looked as a model serving citizen of British Empire.

Then, I pondered myself. ‘Why do I have to pay to this tax, when British kingdom isn’t doing anything beneficial to me?’ And my thought struck along many other people as well. However, instead of thinking more economically they thought of it more politically.

The other day I read about //Declarations of the Stamp Act Congress// and the fourteen statements, and within the statements the congress mentioned **1) Only the colonial assemblies had a right to tax the colonies, 2) Without voting rights, Parliament could not represent the colonists, 3) Colonists possessed all the Rights of Englishmen, and 4) Trial by jury was a right.** It wasn’t just about the repealing of the act, but the main issue was “no taxation without representation” [and rights]. Although Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia as well as New Hampshire did not send delegates, other colonies sent many people representing the colonists on what they respond to the Stamp Act.

As so much I concur with the members of the stamp act congress, I am in such agony on what I should do to my mother country. No, but what to say to my father…


 * Document used**: //Declarations of the Stamp Act Congress// (1765)

=Entry 4=

Dear Paul Adams,

This is actually my first time writing a letter to you, Sir, so if you have any disconcertion, have any vexation, or even think that the letter is boorish to you, please I beg your forgiveness ahead. Although, it is my first time meeting with you indirectly, the people around me had already informed about you several years ago; my father and the few people who serve as members of the parliament told me that when I get to America, I should get in contact with you and get close with you, since you are the royal politician who could be trusted. However, I was afraid to contact you, since we had some disparity on views of British Empire. I know that you have always been loyal to British and so have I, our mother country, but for the past few years I have not. It wasn’t very easy to make up this decision, because saying this is putting my back against my own father. At this point, I am currently recruiting some of the people in the prominent status of colonial America to help support the colonists, because now I stand firmly on the side of the patriots, the colonists. Reading Thomas Paine’s //Common Sense// really struck me within the deepest core of my mind. As a politician, I should ask you one question. What should the government do to its people? Like mentioned in Common Sense, the government should “protect the natural right” of the people. Now, let’s go back to the present situation. The immortal power of the king and the house of lords are not listening to the house of commons and the “colonial representatives”; they are ignoring our voices; they are ignoring our rights by imposing unreasonable laws and acts. Let the laws and acts be forgotten. What about our voices? Colonists are screaming out everywhere throughout the thirteen colonies saying ‘no taxation without representation’ and I agree with that since I was part of them paying equal taxes on every unjustifiable acts. I think it’s about time to see what’s coming up in the future: the war. The war between America and British Empire will occur and I want to know where you will stand: The oppressive and abusive British Kingdom or the side, “Sons of liberties” who are seeking for just merely seeking for their natural rights. If you have any alteration in where you stand, please send me a reply and we will meet and have discussion. However, if it doesn’t, you can simply ignore on what I have written here and do what you want to do. I apologize to you again for keeping away your time

Sincerely, George V. Gordon

Dear Mark V. Gordon,

Hello. My name is Timothy Johnson. I am a British soldier fighting for British victory in the American revolutionary war. During the war period, I heard a great deal about the uprising of American colonists. I also heard about you, honorable loyalist Mark V. Gordon. And I’m writing this letter because it seems that you are having some misunderstanding about British authority in American colonies. Even though I’m only a young boy, please don’t feel offended when you read this letter.

As you may already have heard, the American revolutionary war has broken out. Americans are rejecting British control and rebelling against British authority. I’m in part of British army led by General Lord Cornwallis. We are currently heading to the Yorktown. American forces led by George Washington and French forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau have combined their efforts to destroy us. Although we are superior and going to win this war, the current situation is in jeopardy. The combined force of American troops and French troops seem to be very powerful. At this adverse state, we should put all of our efforts to settle the peace in America.

I too, once doubted British control over America. However, after experiencing 10 years in the British army, I realized the undisputable British care for the American colonies. I’m sure you have already read the Common Sense written by Thomas Paine. But don’t be fooled by that!

Thomas Paine is overly idealistic. He argues that British government is limiting American social liberty and destroys natural rights. Also he wrote British monarchy is harmful because it causes war and gives away property (taxation). Overall he is trying to convince people to believe the colonies should become independent because it would bring support from France and Spain, total independence, let them stay out of military contact and stop Britain from abusing America. However, they are not recognizing the fact that Britain is protecting America. “Business destroys the spirit of a country” said the Common Sense. That does not make sense! Business would establish economic stablilty in the colonies. “The English government is too complex.” Thomas Paine complains. However, it is not the matter of complexity, but the British government is very experienced and strong enough to take care of America. Through firm parliamentary sovereignty, Britain would provide strong defense, economic dependency and harmony to the overall colonies.

Don’t be afraid to be right. Living in America might illume you to see the wrong things. Although I’m an uneducated boy from the British working class, I learned it from my intelligent friend, Brant. Thank you so much for taking your time to read this letter from a young boy. Yet hopefully I helped you see the right thing.

Sincerely, Timothy Johnson

(sry I'm late, i forgot to post it up on ur page sry)

=Entry 5= Dear Paul Williams,

Hello Paul. This is George Gordon finally writing a reply on the letter that you sent a long time ago. Remember you sent me a letter saying that you wanted some information on how are things and what is going on in the northern colonies? I'm pretty sure that you've heard some of the events going on throughout the colonies, but things are still horrible here in Massachusetts. I kind of lost my place when the British evacuated Boston on March 27, 1776, however I was able to move to New York and set up temporary basis for my newspaper. Although I haven't been able to work productively, I was able to confront with some of the battles between Britain and colonists. I read about your articles on Washington's troops near Delaware river. As much as I say this, I want you to read what I have had written about battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. I really don't know what'll happen to us, but as of right now, I think that the colonists have the advantage and could pull off this long lasting battles. As a journalist, I also have seen and encountered many unethical things done by our troops as well. I've seen colonial soldiers looting nearby towns, because they said they were hungry and yes, they seemed very malnutrition. However that doesn't justify their acts. Right? Anyways, I wish this chaos should stop by end of this year, so that we can go back to our ordinary lives. I hope you do well with your things and please update me with your life and how are things in the south. Thank you once again.

Sincerely, George V. Gordon

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