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SHPM.775.034
20 Oct 1775:12 (29)
Extract of a letter from Norfolk, October 1. Yesterday came
ashore about 15 of the King's soldiers, and marched up to
the printing-office, out of which they took all the types
and part of the press, and carried them on board the new
ship Eilbeck, in presence, I suppose, of between two and
three hundred spectators, without meeting with the least
molestation; and upon the drums beating up and down the
town, there were only 35 men to arms. They say they want to
print a few papers themselves; that they looked upon the
press not to be free, and had a mind to publish something in
vindication of their own characters. But as they have only
part of the press, and no ink as yet, it is out of their
power to do any thing in the printing business. They have
got neither of the compositors, but I understand there is a
printer on board the Otter. . .
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