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BNL.774.015
10 Mar 1774:31,32 (3675)
Last Friday se'nnight, in the forenoon, Mr. Brown, of Salem,
Deputy-Sheriff, went on board a fishing-vessel, at
Marblehead, and arrested John Watts and John Guillard, in an
action of damages for L 3000, commenced by the gentlemen who
were proprietors of the late Essex Hospital, on suspicion
that the said two persons were concerned in burning that
building on the 26th of January last.----The prisoners were
committed to his Majesty's goal in Salem. . . Almost as
soon as the keys were turned upon them, the people began, in
small companies, to enter the town from Marblehead, and
continued coming over in this manner till near night,
rendezvouzing near the goal. The magistrates were busy in
consulting upon measures for preserving the peace. . .
About sunset, on application to the Colonel of the militia,
the drums were ordered out, and beat to arms.----. . .
[broke open the jail, took the prisoners to Marblehead]
They assembled again the next day, and obliged the gentlemen
abovementioned to declare, that no prosecutions should ever
be commenced on account of burning the hospital.
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