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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In June 1783, about 250 mutinous troops from Lancaster joined barracks soldiers in Philadelphia, surrounded the State-House, and demanded payment of wages and settlement of accounts from the President and Council, threatening violence if unmet within 20 minutes. After three hours of negotiation, they allowed officials to leave. Congress President summoned members to Princeton.
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A letter from Philadelphia, dated June 24, 1783, says
"Last week we had advice by express from Lancaster, that part of the troops stationed there, about 30 of them were marching to this town to ask redress of grievances from the executive of the state. The Council sent the letters to Congress for advice who advised to their being stopped on the road, as the troops in the barracks here, we knew would join them, having mutinied but a few days before. The President and his Council chose rather to rely on their negotiations in case of difficulty. The mutineers came into town last Friday---joined those in the barracks, and on Saturday they marched up to the State-House, in number about 250, with drums & fifes,--their bayonets fixed, and led by their sergeants. They surrounded the house, placed guards at every door, and sent in a written message to the President and Council, that unless their wages were all paid, their accounts settled, and full justice done them, in 20 minutes they would let loose an enraged soldiery upon them.---After about three hours, they were prevailed upon to let us go home.
The President of Congress has summoned the members to meet at Princeton on Thursday next."
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Philadelphia
Event Date
June 1783 (Last Friday Before June 24)
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after three hours of negotiation, mutineers allowed officials to go home; no further violence reported.
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About 30 troops from Lancaster marched to Philadelphia for redress of grievances, joined by mutinous barracks troops totaling 250, who surrounded the State-House with fixed bayonets, drums, and fifes, demanding payment of wages and account settlements within 20 minutes or face enraged soldiery.