In New York, James McEvers resigns his…
October 1765 CE
The stamps arrive in New York Harbor on October 24 for several of the northern colonies.
Placards appear throughout the city warning that "the first man that either distributes or makes use of stamped paper let him take care of his house, person, and effects."
New York merchants meet on October 31 and agree not to sell any English goods until the Act is repealed.
Crowds take to the streets for four days of demonstrations, uncontrolled by the local leaders, culminating in an attack by two thousand people on Governor Cadwallader Colden's home and the burning of two sleighs and a coach.
Unrest in New York City will continue through the end of the year, and the local Sons of Liberty will have difficulty in controlling crowd actions.
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