On this day 250 years ago, William Goddard published an announcement in the Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser of his plans for creation of a Constitutional Post in America independent of the Royal Post Office. The Constitutional Post was the predecessor to today’s United States Post Office.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Goddard_(publisher)#vannuysnews

Also on this day 250 years ago, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail Adams from York, Massachusetts (now Maine) that

Safford my Barber, tells me, that his Minister Lyman is bribed to be a Tory. He says that whenever Deacon Sayward has a Vessell arrive, he sends the Parson, 10 Gallons of Rum, 2 or 300 of Sugar, 10 Gallons of Wine, a Barrel of Flour &c. &c. &c. He says “he thinks that all Toryism grows out of Bribery.”

I thought the Barbers Observation as just and as memorable as Parson Moodys Doctrine “that when Men knew not what to do, they ought not to do they knew not what.”

Source: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=%222%20July%201774%22&s=1111311111&sa=&r=1&sr=

On this day 250 years ago the citizens of James City County, Virginia adopted resolutions opposing the British actions against Boston.

Source: https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/672b0c83-5d0c-4bed-85f0-57599c7a60b1/content

Also on this day 250 years ago, at Montpelier in Orange County, Virginia, James Madison wrote to his friend William Bradford in Philadelphia that

As to the Sentiments of the people of this Colony with respect to the Bostonians I can assure I find them generally very warm in their favour. The Natives are very unanimous and resolute, are making resolves in almost every County and I believe are willing to fall in with the Other Colonies in any expedient measure, even if that should be the universal prohibition of Trade.

Source: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=%221%20July%201774%22&s=1111311111&sa=&r=6&sr=