<P> Howard became the only prominent American to publicly support the Stamp Act in his pamphlet "A Colonist's Defence of Taxation" (1765). After the riots, Howard had to leave the colony, but he was rewarded by the Crown with an appointment as Chief Justice of North Carolina at a salary of ₤ 1,000 . </P> <P> In New York, James McEvers resigned his distributorship four days after the attack on Hutchinson's house . The stamps arrived in New York Harbor on 24 October for several of the northern colonies . Placards appeared 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 New York merchants met on 31 October and agreed not to sell any English goods until the Act was repealed . Crowds took 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 continued through the end of the year, and the local Sons of Liberty had difficulty in controlling crowd actions . </P> <P> In Frederick, Maryland, a court of 12 magistrates ruled the Stamp Act invalid on 23 November 1765, and directed that businesses and colonial officials proceed in all matters without use of the stamps . A week later, a crowd conducted a mock funeral procession for the act in the streets of Frederick . The magistrates have been dubbed the "12 Immortal Justices," and 23 November has been designated "Repudiation Day" by the Maryland state legislature . On 1 October 2015, Senator Cardin (D - MD) read into the Congressional Record a statement noting 2015 as the 250th anniversary of the event . Among the 12 magistrates was William Luckett, who later served as lieutenant colonel in the Maryland Militia at the battle of Germantown . </P> <P> Other popular demonstrations occurred in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Annapolis, Maryland, Wilmington and New Bern, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina . In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, demonstrations were subdued but even targeted Benjamin Franklin's home, although it was not vandalized . By 16 November, twelve of the stamp distributors had resigned . The Georgia distributor did not arrive in America until January 1766, but his first and only official action was to resign . </P>

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