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CC-H.774.014
15-22 Mar 1774:23 (482)
Boston, March 6. Last Friday se'ennight, 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 3000l 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 26 of Jan last. The prisoners
were committed to his majesty's goal, in Salem, about two
o'clock, P.M. . . [10 lines] About sunset, on application to
the colonel of the militia, the drums were ordered out, and
beat to arms. . . [20 lines]
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