To the public Having already signed the association, recommended by the General Committee of New-York, voluntarily and freely ... I humbly intreat the pardon of those whom I have offended by any ill judged publications - Rivington, James (Printed by James Rivington, 1775)
Apologizing to patriotic critics, who suspected him of loyalist sentiments, for his "non-partisan" style of news-reporting. - Evans, 14436. - Signed: New-York, June 3, 1775. James Rivington