The Boston Tea Party ...
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January 22, 1774
LONDON CHRONICLE, January 22, 1774 Ftpg. has a short bit headed
America mentioning the approval of: An Act for establishing the
boundary or partition line between the colonies of New York & New
Jersey. Page two has a great report of the Boston Tea Party,
mentioning in part:
body of the people of this & all adjacent
townsassembled at the Old South Meeting House to enquire the reason of
the delay in sending the ship Dartmouth, with the East India Tea, back
to LondonThe people finding all their efforts to preserve the property
of the East India Company body of the people of this & all
adjacent townsassembled at the Old South Meeting House to enquire the
reason of the delay in sending the ship Dartmouth, with the East India
Tea, back to LondonThe people finding all their efforts to preserve
the property of the East India Company & return it safely to
London, frustrated by the Tea Consignees, the collector of the
customers body of the people of this & all adjacent
townsassembled at the Old South Meeting House to enquire the reason of
the delay in sending the ship Dartmouth, with the East India Tea, back
to LondonThe people finding all their efforts to preserve the property
of the East India Company & return it safely to London, frustrated
by the Tea Consignees, the collector of the customers & the
Governor of the Province, dissolved their meeting-But, behold what
followed! A number of resolute men dressed like Mohawks or Indians
determined t do all in their power to save their country from the ruin
which their enemies had plotted, in less than four hours emptied every
chest of Tea on board the three shipsamounting to 342 chests, into the
sea! Without the least damage done to the ships with much more.
See the photos for all the details. This & related reports take
over 1 columns of text. Another report has a letter from New York
serving notice to all:
Whereas our nation have lately been
informed that the fetters which have been forged for us by Great
Britain are hourly expected to arrive in a certain ship belonging
tothe East India Company. We do therefore declare that we are
determined not to be enslaved by any power on earth; & that
whosoever shall aid or abet so infamous a design, or shall presume to
let their store or stores for the reception of the infernal chains, may
depend upon it that we are prepared Whereas our nation have lately
been informed that the fetters which have been forged for us by Great
Britain are hourly expected to arrive in a certain ship belonging
tothe East India Company. We do therefore declare that we are
determined not to be enslaved by any power on earth; & that
whosoever shall aid or abet so infamous a design, or shall presume to
let their store or stores for the reception of the infernal chains, may
depend upon it that we are prepared & shall not fail to pay them an
unwelcome visit in which they shall be treated as they deserve. Signed in type: THE MOHAWKS. A very nice first report in this famous London newspaper. Nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's





