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Published on: 1901
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...among the people, for the evident purpose of over-awing them into submission, are matters that enter deeply into the history of Boston, and it was truly said at the time ' If America is saved from its impending danger, New England will be its acknowledged guardian." The Board of Commissioners here reffered to had its headquarters in Boston, and the acts of those composing the Board led to serious difficulties in the town shortly after. The Stamp Act troubles had just ceased and the people were jubilant over the repeal of the Act, when one irritating circumstance after another transpired at brief intervals which showed the people that one encroachment was relinquished only to undertake another. The Frigate Romney, of fifty guns, arrived from Halifax; men were pressed from several vessels into the ship's service, which greatly incensed the class of people among whom the impressments were made, and the merchants believed the Romney had been sent for by the Commissioners to enforce the revenue laws. Soon after, a sloop belonging to John Hancock, bearing the unfortunate name of " Liberty," arrived, loaded with wine from Madeira. As she laid at Hancock's wharf, a party of men went aboard of her, confined the officer in charge below, and then took the wine out of her, without entering it at the Custom House. Mr. Joseph Harrison, the Collector, and Benjamin Hallowell, the Comptroller, decided to seize the vessel, and that it would be best to move her under the guns of the Romney. Signals were therefore made for the frigate's boats to come to the wharf. A considerable number of people had by this time been attracted to the place, and by the timo the boats arrived it was with much difficulty and great peril that the moorings were cut...
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