John Malcolm, a Boston Loyalist and customs
John Malcolm, a Boston Loyalist and customs agent is tormented by a mob of patriots on Jan. 25, 1774. He was tarred and feathered, then threatened with hanging. His was the most publicized incident of this type, and was widely reported in Britain. Etching by John Trumbull, from MFingal: A Modern Epic Poem, in Four Cantos, 1795
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13124440
Media ID
45380703
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1784px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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