Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . HE present city of Worcester, with its onehundred and thirty thousand inhabitants, wasat the time of the Revolution a village of lessthan two thousand and with a voting popula-tion of less than three hundred. There were at this time throughout theColonies two opposing political parties, the Tories and the Whigs. TheTories or loyalists, comprised some of the most respected citizens, whowere wealthy and influential in town affairs; the majority, however, wereWhigs.
Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . HE present city of Worcester, with its onehundred and thirty thousand inhabitants, wasat the time of the Revolution a village of lessthan two thousand and with a voting popula-tion of less than three hundred. There were at this time throughout theColonies two opposing political parties, the Tories and the Whigs. TheTories or loyalists, comprised some of the most respected citizens, whowere wealthy and influential in town affairs; the majority, however, wereWhigs. The leading members of the latter party just previous to theRevolution favored what was called the American Political Society,which at tliat critical period had a marked influence over town 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
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