On this day 250 years ago The Boston Evening Post published resolutions passed by the Massachusetts Provincial Congress on October 26. One resolution lamented that

in Consequence of the present unhappy Disputes between Great Britain and the Colonies, a formidable Body of Troops with warlike Preparations of Every sort, are…arrived at, and others destined for the Metropolis of this Province

The paper also published a resolve from New Haven, Connecticut stating that:

Contributions from…the Towns in this Colony for supplying the Necessities, and alleviating the distresses of our Brethren at Boston, ought to be continued in such Manner as long as their Occasions may require.

The newspaper also reported that “The General Assembly of Pennsylvania has met, and after choosing Edward Biddle, Esq., Speaker, they added John Dickinson, Esq; to the general Congress.” And it published an extract of a letter from the British Colony of Antigua that says: “The People here applaud your unanimity in sympathizing with, and relieving the distressed Bostonians, but they cannot stomach the extension of your non-exportation scheme to the West India Islands.”

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