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Tarring and Feathering
- When
- January 1774
- Where
- King Street, Boston
A crowd seized Malcolm from his house and tarred and feathered him in King Street.
That night, a crowd seized Malcolm in his house and dragged him into King Street. They punished him for the attack on Hewes and the boy by tarring and feathering him, an act of mob violence that became highly publicized.
Sources
- John Malcolm (Loyalist) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17
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