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    Article from pages 2-3 of The Boston-Gazette, and Country Journal, Number 779, 12 March 1770


    Appearing a week after the Boston Massacre, this lengthy newspaper account includes details of the growing tensions and skirmishes in Boston that lead up to the violent outburst in front of the Custom House.