▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁inside . ▁When ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁ev acu ated ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁ 1 1 ▁months ▁later , ▁it ▁took ▁thousands ▁of ▁loyal ists ▁with ▁it ▁to ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁Gold th wait , ▁though , ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Boston . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁condem ned ▁as ▁a ▁loyal ist , ▁and ▁his ▁valuable ▁properties ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁country ▁estate ▁in ▁Ro x bury , ▁Massachusetts ▁were ▁not ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Government . ▁ ▁A ▁Lo yal ist ▁Who ▁Hel ped ▁Start ▁a ▁Revolution ▁ ▁E zek iel ▁Gold th wait ▁definitely ▁had ▁loyal ist ▁feelings ▁by ▁ 1 7 7 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁“ Address ors ” ▁of ▁Governor ▁Thomas ▁H utch inson ▁when ▁H utch inson ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁England ▁( and ▁had ▁essentially ▁been ▁driven ▁out ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁by ▁the ▁S ons ▁of ▁Liber ty ). ▁Gold th wait ▁and ▁other ▁influ ential ▁B ost oni ans ▁wrote ▁a ▁very ▁kind ▁letter ▁to ▁H utch inson , ▁thank ing ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁as ▁governor ▁and ▁wish ing ▁him ▁well . ▁ ▁However , ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁before , ▁Gold th wait ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁other ▁business men ▁had ▁been ▁app alled ▁at ▁the ▁writ s ▁of ▁assistance ▁that ▁the ▁crown ▁had ▁started ▁issu ing ▁to ▁cl amp ▁down ▁on ▁colonial ▁sm ugg ling . ▁Writ s ▁of ▁assistance ▁were ▁essentially ▁search ▁war