Concerning the Boston Massacre...
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August 25, 1770
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, August 25, 1770
* Rare mention of the Boston Massacre
* Captain Thomas Preston
* John Hancock
Page 2 has a report headed "America" with an item from Boston which includes:
* ...are to meet at Faneuil Hall...that certain letters...relative to the horrid massacre on the 5th of March last...so that such further steps may be taken...to counteract the designs of those inveterate enemies among us...
being reference to the Boston Massacre (see photo).
Page 3 has an interesting ad for "American Lands" to be sold in Albany County, New York.
But by far the best content is a quite lengthy & detailed article concerning the Boston Massacre, particularly as it relates to a report in another British newspaper & the accusations against Thomas Preston. The text includes a letter signed in type by Preston dated March 12, 1770, the commanding officer in the "massacre" and the one accused in the case. There is also a detailed analysis signed in type by various patriots from Boston, including Samuel Adams and John Hancock (see photo).
Complete in 8 pages, a lower corner missing from an inside leaf not affecting any mentioned text, otherwise in very nice, clean condition.
* Rare mention of the Boston Massacre
* Captain Thomas Preston
* John Hancock
Page 2 has a report headed "America" with an item from Boston which includes:
* ...are to meet at Faneuil Hall...that certain letters...relative to the horrid massacre on the 5th of March last...so that such further steps may be taken...to counteract the designs of those inveterate enemies among us...
being reference to the Boston Massacre (see photo).
Page 3 has an interesting ad for "American Lands" to be sold in Albany County, New York.
But by far the best content is a quite lengthy & detailed article concerning the Boston Massacre, particularly as it relates to a report in another British newspaper & the accusations against Thomas Preston. The text includes a letter signed in type by Preston dated March 12, 1770, the commanding officer in the "massacre" and the one accused in the case. There is also a detailed analysis signed in type by various patriots from Boston, including Samuel Adams and John Hancock (see photo).
Complete in 8 pages, a lower corner missing from an inside leaf not affecting any mentioned text, otherwise in very nice, clean condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
