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Editorial
January 21, 1773
The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
The editorial expresses pleasure among town inhabitants at the universal satisfaction with their recent proceedings, fostering a spirit to recover rights and privileges. It notes confusion among enemies and strengthened patriots aiming to save the continent from ruin. Plans to publish proceedings from various towns including Concord, Kittery, and others.
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It must afford great pleasure to the inhabitants of this town to find that their late proceedings give universal satisfaction and that there is a proper spirit in the country to recover our ravished rights and privileges; while our enemies are confounded by it, the hands of our patriots must be strengthened in their efforts to preserve, not a single province only, but a whole continent from impending ruin.
We shall publish, as we are able, the proceedings of the respectable towns of Concord, Kittery, Medway, Medfield, Newbury, Bradford, Marshborough, Sandisfield, Chatham, Lexington, Leicester, Spencer, Paxton, Westborough, Newton, Townsend, Beverly, Rochester, Westford, &c. &c. &c.
We shall publish, as we are able, the proceedings of the respectable towns of Concord, Kittery, Medway, Medfield, Newbury, Bradford, Marshborough, Sandisfield, Chatham, Lexington, Leicester, Spencer, Paxton, Westborough, Newton, Townsend, Beverly, Rochester, Westford, &c. &c. &c.
What sub-type of article is it?
Constitutional
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Colonial Rights
Patriots
Town Proceedings
Rights Recovery
Continental Preservation
What entities or persons were involved?
Inhabitants Of This Town
Patriots
Enemies
Towns Of Concord, Kittery, Medway, Medfield, Newbury, Bradford, Marshborough, Sandisfield, Chatham, Lexington, Leicester, Spencer, Paxton, Westborough, Newton, Townsend, Beverly, Rochester, Westford
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Support For Recovering Colonial Rights And Privileges
Stance / Tone
Strongly Supportive Of Patriots And Anti Enemy
Key Figures
Inhabitants Of This Town
Patriots
Enemies
Towns Of Concord, Kittery, Medway, Medfield, Newbury, Bradford, Marshborough, Sandisfield, Chatham, Lexington, Leicester, Spencer, Paxton, Westborough, Newton, Townsend, Beverly, Rochester, Westford
Key Arguments
Late Proceedings Give Universal Satisfaction
Proper Spirit In The Country To Recover Ravished Rights And Privileges
Enemies Are Confounded
Hands Of Patriots Must Be Strengthened
Efforts To Preserve Whole Continent From Impending Ruin
Will Publish Proceedings Of Respectable Towns