Two were sailors from ships lying in the harbour, and they, together with the remaining victim, a ropemaker, had been actively engaged in the affray.
"The War of Independence"
John Fiske
For three days there was, among the two regiments stationed in the town, anger which the inhabitants endeavored to allay by the discharge of the ropemaker who gave the original insult, and by agreements made with the commanding officer, Colonel Dalrymple.
"The Siege of Boston"
Allen French
"The wind can never have overturned this heavy mass of limestone," said a ropemaker: "And see how far it stands from the broken ground."
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers