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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In New-York, three men who informed Custom House officers about illegally imported goods were publicly tarred, feathered, and paraded through the city's streets by a large crowd, causing terror among wrongdoers and satisfaction among residents.
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Yesterday was exhibited, to the great Satisfaction of all the good Inhabitants of this City, and to the great Terror of evil doers, three Men, who have for some time past made a practice of giving Information to the Custom house Officers against Goods illegally imported: Their Punishment was being put on a Cart, after being well tarr'd from Head to Foot and covered with Feathers, and then rid thro' every Street in the City, surrounded by some thousands of People; they were greatly terrified and very penitent.
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New York
Event Date
Yesterday (As Reported October 5)
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they were greatly terrified and very penitent
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three Men, who have for some time past made a practice of giving Information to the Custom house Officers against Goods illegally imported: Their Punishment was being put on a Cart, after being well tarr'd from Head to Foot and covered with Feathers, and then rid thro' every Street in the City, surrounded by some thousands of People