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John Rowe diary 7, 5-6 March 1770, pages 1073, 1076-1077

John Rowe diary 7, 5-6 March 1770, pages 1073, 1076-1077

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    23 cm x 17.3 cm

    From the John Rowe diaries
    John Rowe misnumbered pages in diary 7. The page following 1073 is page 1076. (There is no page 1074 and there is no page 1075.)


    [ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

    In his diary, Boston merchant John Rowe recorded the events of the Boston Massacre on 5 March 1770, as well as significant related events, including the trials of Capt. Thomas Preston in October and the soldiers in November. He wrote, "The Inhabitants are greatly enragd and not without Reason."