Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . and controlled to a certain ex-ftent the actions of the loyalistparty. The members agreednot to buy or use any Englishgoods, particularly l°a, untilthe odious stamp act was re-pealed. Long and exciteddiscussions were held in townmeetings over resolutions tooppose all enroachments on American liberties. The Tories entered aprotest against these resolutions. This protest was rejected, but the townclerk, Clark Chandler, himself a persistent Loyalist, and one ol the s
Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . and controlled to a certain ex-ftent the actions of the loyalistparty. The members agreednot to buy or use any Englishgoods, particularly l°a, untilthe odious stamp act was re-pealed. Long and exciteddiscussions were held in townmeetings over resolutions tooppose all enroachments on American liberties. The Tories entered aprotest against these resolutions. This protest was rejected, but the townclerk, Clark Chandler, himself a persistent Loyalist, and one ol the signers,entered the protest upon the Records. When the fact of its entry wasdiscovered the patriots were indignant with the town clerk for insulting thetown by his unwarranted procedure. A petition was at once presented to. the selectmen asking for a special meeting,which was held Aug. 24th, 1774. The town voted, that the town clerkdo in the presence of the town obliterate,erase, or otherwise deface the said recordedprotest, and the names thereto subscribed,so that it may become utterly illegible andunintelligible. The clerk then with penand ink defaced line by line the pages on which the obnoxious record wasmade, but this not satisfying the patriotic indignation of the voters thereassembled he dipped his fingers in the ink and drawing them across therecords completed the work of making them illegible. A vote was thcrtpassed admonishing him to be more circumspect in the execution of theduties of his office, and that he never give the town the like trouble ofcalling a town meetingjagain on such an occasion.
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