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This is an excerpt from an order given by Governor Thomas Gage to a British military commander stationed outside of Boston in April 1775.Having received intelligence that a quantity of ammunition, provision, artillery, tents, and small arms have been collected for the vowed purpose of raising and supporting a rebellion against His Majesty, you will march with the Corps of Grenadiers and Light Infantry put under your command with the utmost expedition and secrecy. You will seize and destroy all artillery, ammunition, provisions, tents, small arms, and all military stores. But you will take care that the soldiers do not plunder the inhabitants, or hurt private property. You have a [map], on which is marked the houses, barns, etc. which contain the above military stores. You will [destroy each gun]. The powder...must be shook out of the barrels into river, the tents burned, pork or beef destroyed in the best way you c

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