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Massachusetts Banishment Act

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322: 387: 328: 20:, officially named the "Banishment Act of the State of Massachusetts", was passed in September 1778 "to prevent the return to this state of certain persons therein named and others who have left this state or either of the United States, and joined the enemies thereof." Over 300 people, including many former officials of the 279: 462: 452: 428: 83: 175: 472: 371: 421: 180: 157: 71: 467: 38: 457: 414: 238: 214: 447: 95: 21: 119: 166: 65: 162: 402: 345: 364: 249: 192: 101: 394: 337: 171: 56: 44: 357: 210: 204: 113: 8: 306: 107: 229: 198: 89: 234: 225: 142: 60: 398: 341: 147: 50: 441: 153: 131: 125: 77: 321: 281:
The loyalists of Massachusetts and the other side of the American Revolution
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Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sir Francis Bernard
Daniel Bliss
Jonathan Bliss
Sampson Salter Blowers
Benedict Arnold
Benjamin Church
Thomas Cutler
John Fleming
Thomas Flucker
Sylvester Gardiner
Bradford Gilbert
Harrison Gray
Joseph Green
John Howe
Thomas Hutchinson
John Jeffries
Ephraim Jones
Lechmere Square
Daniel Leonard
Joshua Loring
Governor's Council
Daniel Murray
King's American Dragoons
Peter Oliver
Superior Court
Thomas Oliver
Robert Pagan
William Paine
Sir William Pepperrell

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