Justin Hitchcock's Remarks and Observations

out a single vessel. about three regiments of regular
troops stationed their. Gen^l Gage the newly appointed
Governer arrived to Carry into execution the new laws
respecting Massachusetts. it was a most serious time
at least it so appeared to me. the people rose by
mobs and forcibly stopt the setting of Courts of
Justice and obliged the Judges and Officers of the Court
not to act and the Mandamus Counsillors either through
fear or-by constraint to resigned their seats.
I went to Springfield as I had agreed the week by
17^th August Court to help Mr. Church who kept a public
house. some of the Lawyers and Jurymen came into
town on Monday night A committee of the people
also came in before sunrise on Tuesday morning the
Bell rung in west Springfield and soon a large
party came into Town armed with white slaves
they immediatly took possession of the Court House
door by nine of the clock the Town was full of
people and every one at liberty to do as he pleased
we were obliged to let them have what they called
for as quick as possible after the mob had got
the ourt court to sign an agreement not to act
they formed a large ring in the street into which
they brought the Tories one by on to make their
acknowledgment and sign a paper promising not
to act under the present situation of the Government