Famous tar & feather case of tax collector John Malcomb...

The front page has a brief item clarifying one of the hated  Intolerable  Acts, the Quebec Act: "The Act for making more  effectual provision for the government of the Province of Quebec, in North America, extends the Province southward to the banks of the Ohio, westward to the banks of the Mississippi, and northward to the boundary of the Hudson's Bay Company." Some more on this inside.
Also on the ftpg. is a very notable report which includes: "...that when Mr. John Malcomb, an officer of the customs at Boston, was leading, tarred and feathered, to the gallows with a rope about his neck, he was asked by one of the mob whether he was not thirsty, which was natural to a man expecting to be hanged. The unfortunate officer of the customs...answered yes; and immediately a large bowl of strong tea was put into his hands, with orders to drink the King's health...you have nine more healths to drink before you arrive at the gallows..." with more on this quite famous incident of John Malcomb, about whom  much can be found on the internet. One site notes that Malcomb was the victim of the most publicized tarring and feathering incident of the American Revolution.
Page 2 has a nice account of the riotous situation in Boston (see). Also a mention of the arrival of General Gage in Boston. Another item has: "...Did not a parcel of ragamuffins in Boston destroy a quantity of Tea because it was taxed? And shall they go unpunished?...".
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, a detailed coat-of-arms engraving in the masthead.  Stray ink marks to a portion of the front page only and a very discrete archival mend across the front page. There is a small piece at the bottom of the front leaf which was cut out and has been archivally replaced with period paper causing a quite discrete repair. This causes a bit of text loss on pgs. 1 & 2 but nothing from the mentioned reports. Otherwise in quite nice condition. Dramatically reduced price due to the repair.