The Case of Samuel Shrimpton (Classic Reprint)

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At a meeting of the Massachusetts Historical Society, held in Boston, on Thursday, January 12, 1905, Mr. Charles C. Smith communicated for Mr. Worthington C. Ford, of Washington, D. C., a Corresponding Member, the following paper: -
The few known references in contemporary records to the matter of some hot-headed utterances of Samuel Shrimpton, and the attention they brought down upon him on the part of the authorities, were too indefinite to warrant further study. The discovery of certain documents in the Chamberlain Collection, now in the Boston Public Library, rounds out the story, and throws some light upon the methods pursued by the agents of the government to preserve their dignity and maintain their authority.
The origin of the incident lay in the administration by Shrimpton of his father's will. It will be recalled that the charter of Massachusetts was vacated in London in June, 1684, but a copy of the judgment of the forfeiture of the charter was not received at Boston until July 2, 1685, or more than a year after the event. In that interval Charles II. died (February 6, 1685) and James II. mounted the throne.
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