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Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from Boston dated March 28 reports transactions of March 5, where government supporters face mob threats led by propertyless radicals aiming to end British rule; news suppressed, letters intercepted by Sons of Liberty, stifling free expression due to fear of mob violence.
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Boston
Event Date
March 28 (Letter), Transactions Of The 5th Of That Month
Outcome
friends of government left to mercy of mob; fear of maltreatment by mob
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Every friend of government is now left to the mercy of a mob, headed by a people without property or principle, who will stick at no villainy to gain their ends, aiming to shake off entirely the British government. News-mongers in Boston dare publish nothing relative to the late proceedings, keeping people in the dark. Most letters from Boston are opened by sons of liberty, so few dare write sentiments or true accounts of operations for fear of mob maltreatment.