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Domestic News
July 28, 1837
Morning Herald
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A mob of about 40 men, faces smeared with soot and grease, seized and assaulted custom house officers Matthew Hastings and Mr. Veazie in Calais, Maine, dragging them into British territory and threatening Veazie's house, in retaliation for seizures of board cargoes.
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Full Text
Disgraceful Riot at Calais. (Me.)—On Thursday last, a party of men about forty in number, with their faces besmeared with soot and grease, seized upon the persons of Matthew Hastings, Esquire, and Mr. Veazie, custom house officers at Calais, and carried them into the British territory, where some violence was done them, when Mr. Veazie's house was threatened by the mob. This outrage, we understand from the Calais and Eastport papers, was in consequence of the seizure, by these officers, of one or two cargoes of boards.
What sub-type of article is it?
Riot Or Protest
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Calais Riot
Custom House Officers
Mob Violence
Seizure Of Boards
What entities or persons were involved?
Matthew Hastings
Mr. Veazie
Where did it happen?
Calais
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Calais
Event Date
On Thursday Last
Key Persons
Matthew Hastings
Mr. Veazie
Outcome
some violence was done them, when mr. veazie's house was threatened by the mob
Event Details
a party of men about forty in number, with their faces besmeared with soot and grease, seized upon the persons of Matthew Hastings, Esquire, and Mr. Veazie, custom house officers at Calais, and carried them into the British territory