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Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Last Tuesday morning in Boston, Adam Steward, Charles Crow, William Stackpole, John O'Brian, Williams, and others were seized by townspeople for becoming monopolizers and extortioners after quitting their trades. They were carted towards Roxbury to be sent to the enemy in Rhode Island; some were released after promising amendments.
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Last Tuesday Morning
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several others seized but released after humble acknowledgments and promises of amendments; main group to be conveyed to dedham and ultimately to the enemy at rhode island.
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Adam Steward, Charles Crow, William Stackpole, John O'Brian, and Williams were seized by a body of people in this town for renouncing their occupations and becoming monopolizers and extortioners. They were fixed in a cart and carried over the Neck to Roxbury, then to be conveyed to Dedham and from town to town to the enemy at Rhode Island. Several others were seized and conveyed part way but released after promising amendments.