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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In New York, Capt. Haviland arrived with ten packages of stamped papers, which armed men seized from his brig at Cruger's Dock late on January 5, transported to the ship yards, and burned in a bonfire without further disturbance.
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On Tuesday Evening last arrived here Capt. Haviland, having been out a long time. We hear he has on board ten Packages of the detestable stamp'd Papers, &c. The Captain excuses himself by saying, that when he took them on board there was no talk of any Dissatisfaction of the Colonies on account of them.
About twelve o'Clock last Night a company of armed Men went on board Capt. Haviland's Brig lying at or near Cruger's Dock, and after obliging the People to deliver up the Keys, and get Lights, they opened the Hatches, searched the Vessel from stem to stern, and seized the stamped Papers for this Province and Connecticut amounting to ten Boxes, with which they loaded a large Boat, and proceeded with them up the River to the Ship yards, where they broke the Packages to pieces, and with some tar barrels and other combustibles made a Bonfire of them and their contents. When the Whole was entirely consumed, they all quietly dispersed, without doing any Mischief, or even alarming the City.
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New York
Event Date
January 6
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stamped papers for new york and connecticut seized and burned in a bonfire; no other mischief or alarm to the city.
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Capt. Haviland arrived Tuesday evening with ten packages of stamped papers. Late that night, armed men boarded his brig at Cruger's Dock, searched it, seized the papers, transported them by boat to the ship yards, broke the packages, and burned them with combustibles.