On this day 250 years ago in London, William Bollan, acting as the agent for Massachusetts in London following the dismissal of Benjamin Franklin, wrote a report to the Council of Massachusetts. Bollan reported that on March 5, King George III sent a message asking Parliament to address:

“the violent and outrageous proceedings at the town and port of Boston, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, with a view of obstructing the Commerce of this Kingdom, . . . [so] that they will not only enable his Majesty effectually to take such measures as may be most likely to put an immediate stop to the present disorders, but will also take into their, most serious consideration what further regulations and permanent provisions may be necessary to be established for better securing the execution of the laws, and the just dependence of the Colonies upon the Crown and Parliament of Great Britain.”

Source: https://digital.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/niu-amarch%3A106372