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Letter from Thomas Hutchinson to Jonathan Sayward, 5 March 1771

Letter from Thomas Hutchinson to Jonathan Sayward, 5 March 1771 Manuscript

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    On the first anniversary of the Boston Massacre, Acting Governor Thomas Hutchinson writes to Loyalist Jonathan Sayward and mentions, among other matters, the tolling of the bells in Boston to commemorate "the Actions this day twelve month."