The Battle of the Customs House

Private hugh white was chatting with some off duty comrades when a passing bostonian made a crack about their commanding officer priva. White proceeded to clock the dude upside the head. This followed by a few weeks of escalading anger and recurrent fights between soldiers and civilians who were utterly sick of the sight of the other. Finally, on march fifth, 17 70, it all came to a head outside the customs house on king street. A tense 15 minute stand off ensued, with the civilians insulting the soldiers and pelting them with snowballs and chunks of ice. One of those snowballs finally hit a private at the end of the line,. He fell down, probably after slipping on the