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Indicted for participation in the Boston Massacre...
Indicted for participation in the Boston Massacre...
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June 07, 1770
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 7, 1770 The bottom of the front page has a section headed: "America" which includes a report from Boston datelined April 9 noting: "Last Saturday the Justices of the Superior Court...were pleased to admit to bail Ed. Manwaring, J. Monroe, and others, all indicted for murder on the terrible evening of the 5th of last month." This was the date of the Boston Massacre.
Reports from America continue on page 2, including an item noting: "...and that you have made choice of John Hancock, Esq., to be Speaker pro tempore for the present session...".
Yet another page is mostly taken up with: "The Substance of Mr. Burke's celebrated Speech upon American Affairs..." which discusses taxation, the Stamp Act, and more. And another page has a notice: "American Lands" noting 35,000 acres are to be sold in Albany County, New York.
Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, great condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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