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Identifier: americaencyclopa00newm (find matches)
Title: America: an encyclopaedia of its history and biography
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Newman, Stephen Morrell. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Chicago, Coburn & Cook publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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-walk in Boston, betweena soldier and a workman. The former,together with several other soldiers whointerfered for him, were beaten off. 1770. March 5. Boston Massacre.A quarrel arose gradually in the eveningon the streets of Boston near the oldState House, between the soldiers andthe citizens. A portion of the mainguard were called out to quiet the dis-turbance, and a fray took place. Thesoldiers fired, killing three and woundingeight, two of them mortally. CrispusAttucks, a mulatto, was the first to fall.Capt. Preston and several soldiers werecommitted to jail, and afterward tried,but all were acquitted save two soldierswho were convicted of manslaughter. 1770. March 6. Removal of theTroops. A mass meeting was held inthe morning in Faneuil Hall, and later inthe day in the Old South church, and acommittee was sent to Gov. Hutchinsonto demand the removal of the troopsfrom Boston to Castle William, in theharbor. Gov. Hutchinson at first refusedto order it, but, convinced finally of the
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iiinini J I I I inn iiii ill iiiili i llll 301 17G1-1774.) stern disposition of the citizens, consentedto do so. The day was one of great ex-citement throughout the city. 1770. March 8. The funeral of thethree persons who were killed in theBoston massacre, and the one who haddied of his wounds, was observed withgreat parade. Business was closed, andbells were tolled. 1770. March 10. The troops wereremo\ed from Boston to Castle William,and not again brought to the city till 1774- 1770. April 12. The Tea Tax.The tax on imports to the colonics underthe paper and glass acts was repealedby Parliament, except a three per cent,tax on tea. 1770. July 6. Bostonharbor was madea rendezvous for all British war vessels onthe American coast. Castle Williamwas ordered to be strengthened. Thesemeasures freshly excited the people. 1770. August. A leaden statue ofGeorge III. ordered four years previouslyby New York at the request of the cit-izens because of their joy over the repealof the Stamp Act, wa

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