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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.)


    Boston merchant John Rowe's diary for 5-6 March 1770 includes a brief descripton of the Boston Massacre including commentary about the character of Captain Thomas Preston and a description of resulting anger among Boston's citizens. Rowe's entry of the following day includes a brief description of a town meeting and the subsequent request of citizens that Hutchinson order the British troops be removed from Boston.