Colony Bay TV » Deserters http://colonybay.tv Great story. Just a click away. Sat, 13 Apr 2019 06:46:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 It’s All Happened Before.. http://colonybay.tv/1771-history-twitte/ http://colonybay.tv/1771-history-twitte/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:33:42 +0000 http://www.colonybay.net/w/?p=1730 December, 1770: New Hampshire hears the final word on the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.   They are largely acquitted of the crime. January 1771 Governor Wentworth publishes reward for turning in deserted sailors, (40 shillings a piece) January 11, 1771: in Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1000 men show up for a militia muster. January 11, […]

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]]> http://colonybay.tv/1771-history-twitte/feed/ 0 January 11, 1771 http://colonybay.tv/january-11-1771/ http://colonybay.tv/january-11-1771/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:49:10 +0000 http://www.colonybay.net/w/?p=1545 Portsmouth: Governor Wentworth publishes a proclamation of Commadore James Gambier extending amnesty to any of his majesty’s sailors who return to post, having deserted.   Gambier also threatens press gangs if his majesty’s sailors do not return to their duty and promises a 40 shilling reward for the return of any seaman. London:  the electors of Westminster […]

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]]> http://colonybay.tv/january-11-1771/feed/ 0 Heah, New England is our franchise.. http://colonybay.tv/heah-new-england-is-our-franchise/ http://colonybay.tv/heah-new-england-is-our-franchise/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:14:55 +0000 http://www.colonybay.net/w/?p=523 Just one of the many indications of British troops deserting to New Hampshire. You think they hung out in Portsmouth, next to the rest of the regiment? Hmmm…  New Hampshire Gazette, May 5, 1769.  (Click Graphic for a larger version of the image.) The dirty little secret about a few history lovers is that they treat their […]

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