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This issue, vol. III numb. 145, April 30-May 7, 1771, covers the one-year anniversary of the Boston Massacre and features an excerpt from The Massachusetts Spy recounting the event and noting the unease of Bostonians with the growing number of occupying troops on the streets on Boston. The writer reports, “It is truly alarming, my fellow citizens, to see a new emission of regular troops among us, for the consequence of their coming here must be fatal.” The library also has vol. 4 numb. 167, October 1- 8, 1771 (L1994.1.192).

Title
The Essex gazette (vol. III numb. 145)
Creator
Hall, Samuel 1740-1807
Hall, Ebenezer 1749-1776
Variant Title
New-England chronicle, or, The Essex gazette
Date
1771
Date (Text)
1771
Publisher
Salem [Mass.] : S. Hall,
System Control No.
NEWSPAPER L1994.1.191
Subject (Topic)
Salem (Mass.) - Newspapers
Format
Newspapers
Other Physical Details
[4] p. on 2 conjugate leaves.
Note
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Aug. 2, 1768)-v. 7, no. 353 (Apr. 25-May 2, 1775). Weekly
This issue, vol. III numb. 145, April 30-May 7, 1771, covers the one-year anniversary of the Boston Massacre and features an excerpt from The Massachusetts Spy recounting the event and noting the unease of Bostonians with the growing number of occupying troops on the streets on Boston. The writer reports, “It is truly alarming, my fellow citizens, to see a new emission of regular troops among us, for the consequence of their coming here must be fatal.” The library also has vol. 4 numb. 167, October 1- 8, 1771 (L1994.1.192).
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