Tensions rose markedly after Christopher Seider, a young lad about eleven Years of Age, was killed by a customs employee on February 22, 1770. Seider's death was glorified in the Boston Gazette, and his funeral was described as one of the largest of the time in Boston.
Overall, the most common causes of chest pain are. 1  Disorders of the ribs, rib cartilage, chest muscles (musculoskeletal chest wall pain), or nerves in the chest. 2  Inflammation of the membrane that covers the lungs (pleuritis) 3  Inflammation of the membrane that covers the heart (pericarditis)
Less common causes of chest pain. Some of the less common causes of chest pain include the following. Pleurisy. Pleurisy is due to inflammation of the pleura, a thin membrane with two layers-one which lines the inside of the muscle and ribs of the chest wall, the other which surrounds the lungs.ressure over the affected area also causes sharp pain. The pain is usually confined to a small area but it can spread (radiate) to a wider area. The most common sites of pain are close to the sternum at the level of the 4th, 5th and 6th ribs. See separate leaflet called Costochondritis for more details.