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Letter to Editor
November 4, 1773
The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
A letter to the Massachusetts Spy proposes that town selectmen warn unconstitutional commissioners to leave for public safety, threatening popular expulsion if they refuse.
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For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr. Thomas,
ONE proposes, that whereas the peace of this community is inevitably destroyed, if the unconstitutional commissioners, &c. which for some years past have been intruded upon us, get leave to remain any longer here; That the Select men who are the fathers of the town, assemble and go in a body to them, respectively declaring their apprehension, that the people are not safe while they reside among them, and setting a time for their departure. And in case they do not comply with the proposal, for the whole body of the people to rise and expel them, as infected and dangerous persons.
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Mr. Thomas,
ONE proposes, that whereas the peace of this community is inevitably destroyed, if the unconstitutional commissioners, &c. which for some years past have been intruded upon us, get leave to remain any longer here; That the Select men who are the fathers of the town, assemble and go in a body to them, respectively declaring their apprehension, that the people are not safe while they reside among them, and setting a time for their departure. And in case they do not comply with the proposal, for the whole body of the people to rise and expel them, as infected and dangerous persons.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
Unconstitutional Commissioners
Select Men
Expulsion
Public Safety
Colonial Resistance
What entities or persons were involved?
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Mr. Thomas
Letter to Editor Details
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Mr. Thomas
Main Argument
proposes that selectmen assemble to warn unconstitutional commissioners to depart, declaring the people unsafe with them present, and if they refuse, the people should rise and expel them as dangerous.
Notable Details
Unconstitutional Commissioners Intruded Upon Us
Select Men Who Are The Fathers Of The Town
Expel Them, As Infected And Dangerous Persons