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Boston Massacre

United States · Government / Government of USA. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1770Date range
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Chronological records

1770

John HancockMarch 1770

Boston · Government / Government of USA

After the Boston Massacre a meeting of citizens at Faneuil Hall appoints a committee, which includes Hancock, to meet with Governor Hutchinson and Colonel Dalrymple to demand the removal of the troops

Names involved

John Hancock

Provenance

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