John Gill (1732-1785)

Your print shop is a site for Patriot meetings as early as the 1760s. Your newspaper makes bold statements
on political issues. Loyalist printer John Mein
argues with you about an article, and assaults you with his cane. You sue him with the help of your lawyer, James Otis, and win hefty damages. During the Siege of Boston you stay in town, but stop printing. After the British evacuation, you and Edes separate. You start your own newspaper, which you operate until your death.