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Letter to Editor
March 16, 1770
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Thomas Preston publicly thanks the inhabitants of Boston for setting aside party prejudices and advocating for his innocence in the unhappy affair of the previous Monday night.
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BOSTON-GAZETTE, Monday, 12th March.
Messieurs Epes & Gill,
Permit me thro' the channel of your paper, to return my thanks in the most publick manner to the inhabitants in general of this town---who throwing aside all Party and Prejudice, have with the utmost humanity & freedom, stepped forth advocates for truth, in defence of my injured innocence, in the late unhappy affair that happened on Monday night last: And to assure them, that I shall ever have the highest sense of the justice they have done me, which will be ever gratefully remembered, by, Their much obliged and most obedient humble servant,
THOMAS PRESTON.
Messieurs Epes & Gill,
Permit me thro' the channel of your paper, to return my thanks in the most publick manner to the inhabitants in general of this town---who throwing aside all Party and Prejudice, have with the utmost humanity & freedom, stepped forth advocates for truth, in defence of my injured innocence, in the late unhappy affair that happened on Monday night last: And to assure them, that I shall ever have the highest sense of the justice they have done me, which will be ever gratefully remembered, by, Their much obliged and most obedient humble servant,
THOMAS PRESTON.
What sub-type of article is it?
Emotional
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Thomas Preston
Boston Inhabitants
Public Thanks
Innocence Defense
Unhappy Affair
Party Prejudice
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas Preston
Messieurs Epes & Gill
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Thomas Preston
Recipient
Messieurs Epes & Gill
Main Argument
thomas preston expresses heartfelt thanks to boston's inhabitants for publicly defending his innocence in the recent unhappy affair, assuring them of his lasting gratitude for their just support.
Notable Details
Throwing Aside All Party And Prejudice
Utmost Humanity & Freedom
Advocates For Truth
Injured Innocence
Late Unhappy Affair That Happened On Monday Night Last