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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Tranquility restored in Birmingham after unrest; King's Dragoons return to quarters from surrounding areas, leaving a small detachment. A counter-seditious hand-bill by Job Nott circulates, advising peaceable conduct, with £100 reward for its seditious counterpart's authors.
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Tranquility is restored to this town and neighbourhood. The King's own Dragoons are returned to their quarters from Dudley, Stourbridge and Bromsgrove, except about thirty men, who have been left at the latter place on account of its being fair-day.
The following excellent hand-bill was circulated in counteraction of a very seditious one calling the people to arms, and for the discovery of the author or authors of which, a reward of one hundred pounds is offered by a number of the most respectable citizens:
Brother Artificers, and Fellow Townsmen,
For our own credit, safety and happiness, let us reverence the Magistrates, and the laws of the land; rioting can do no good, but may do much mischief, and increase the town rates, already too heavy to be borne; and as there is no answering for the conduct of armed men when insulted on their duty.
My advice is, to keep out of the way.
It is the sight of a large crowd of curious persons that encourages the real rioters, who would be afraid to act, if left in the street to themselves. Let every peaceable man, therefore, stay in his own house and there keep his servants and children, and my word for it, the rioting will soon cease.
I am, for ever and ever,
Your sincere well-wisher,
JOB NOTT.
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Birmingham
Event Date
June 24
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tranquility restored; dragoons returned to quarters except thirty men left at bromsgrove; £100 reward offered for authors of seditious hand-bill.
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Tranquility is restored to Birmingham and neighbourhood. The King's own Dragoons returned from Dudley, Stourbridge, and Bromsgrove, except about thirty men left at the latter for fair-day. A hand-bill by Job Nott circulated to counter a seditious one calling people to arms, advising reverence for magistrates and laws, avoiding crowds, and staying home to discourage rioters.