tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post2130639226823273094..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Danger of Pope Night in 1765Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-73043424615933124272021-06-20T17:58:20.157-05:002021-06-20T17:58:20.157-05:00I don’t know the details of the deal between Macki...I don’t know the details of the deal between Mackintosh and Swift, and I doubt anyone else today knows, either. We learn about Mackintosh’s activity mostly from gentlemen passing along information they’ve obtained second or third hand. <br /><br />Frankly, the passage you quoted from John M. Sherman’s <i>The Green Dragon Tavern</i> sounds like he just threw together names that became famous later. In 1765 the St. Andrew’s Lodge hadn’t yet acquired the Green Dragon Tavern to make into their meeting-place. John Hancock had just entered politics; his big arrival as a public benefactor came the following spring when the town celebrated the repeal of the Stamp Act. Samuel (not Sam) Adams was not yet the most prominent Whig leader. If that publication quotes a specific price for the banquet, it really should cite a source. Does it? J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-77860154994651584552021-06-20T16:51:38.919-05:002021-06-20T16:51:38.919-05:00Quick question about the following detail: "M...Quick question about the following detail: "Mackintosh made a deal with Henry Swift, captain of the North End gang." Do you know any details about where that conversation took place? I just finished Sherman's "The Green Dragon Tavern: Ancient Colonial Tavern on Union Street, 'Headquarters of the Revolution.'" In it, he says, "At a huge banquet held in the Green Dragon, Sam Adams brought together two rival gangs of young men, the North Enders and the South Enders--and persuaded them to unite as the Sons of Liberty...the peace banquet which united these warring factions cost $1,000...it was John Hancock who footed the bill." In Isaac Winslow's letter from 10 days after Pope's Day 1765, he said, "'the principal gentlemen of the town' – The Popes (meaning probably, the South end and north end processions) 'paraded the Streets together.'" Appreciate all you do! I knew turning to Boston 1775 and your expertise was the best way to answer this question. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178780751325175029noreply@blogger.com