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Letter to Editor
June 3, 1773
The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
A letter to the Massachusetts Spy justifies Boston's exclusion of British commissioners from Faneuil Hall, lamenting the involvement of respectable army and navy officers but arguing against inviting them, likening it to hosting invaders from France or Spain sent to rob merchants.
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For the Massachusetts SPY.
Mr. Thomas,
THE conduct of the town of Boston in excluding the Commissioners from Faneuil-Hall, seems to be universally justified, but some are sorry that the officers of the army and navy were, as many of them are respectable gentlemen. I would ask those who would have had the officers invited. Whether, if France or Spain should send an army and navy here, to rob the merchants, they would think it proper to invite such officers, to their tables, because they, the officers were personally amiable, and disapproved of the conduct of their masters who sent them here.
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Mr. Thomas,
THE conduct of the town of Boston in excluding the Commissioners from Faneuil-Hall, seems to be universally justified, but some are sorry that the officers of the army and navy were, as many of them are respectable gentlemen. I would ask those who would have had the officers invited. Whether, if France or Spain should send an army and navy here, to rob the merchants, they would think it proper to invite such officers, to their tables, because they, the officers were personally amiable, and disapproved of the conduct of their masters who sent them here.
X. Y. Z.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Military War
What keywords are associated?
Boston Exclusion
Faneuil Hall
British Commissioners
Army Officers
Navy Officers
Political Justification
What entities or persons were involved?
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Mr. Thomas
Letter to Editor Details
Author
X. Y. Z.
Recipient
Mr. Thomas
Main Argument
the exclusion of british commissioners from faneuil hall is justified, despite some officers being respectable, as inviting them would be improper, similar to hosting officers from a hostile foreign power sent to rob merchants.
Notable Details
Analogy To France Or Spain Sending An Army And Navy To Rob Merchants