- Date:
- April 20, 1775
- Original Format:
- Fine Print Illustration
- Item#:
- 1770.0014
Loyalist James Rivington is Hung in Effigy
He was hung in effigy after printing pro-Tory opinions in his newspaper, "Rivington's New York Gazetteer." Later, Sons of Liberty mobbed and nearly destroyed his office, forcing him to close the paper.