tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post5846203388546216269..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Elisha Horton, Litchfield’s Tea Partier Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-53216754364440446442021-12-16T09:22:33.579-05:002021-12-16T09:22:33.579-05:00Reports say that over a thousand people stood on n...Reports say that over a thousand people stood on nearby wharves, observing, while the tea was being destroyed. That's about ten times the number of people actually participating.<br /><br />Years later, an elderly relative's tale of being "at" the Tea Party, i.e., watching it, could easily be misconstrued as taking a more active role.<br /><br />Of course, both Horton and Houghton lived so far from Boston that it seems unlikely they were even in the town that night.<br /><br />And on the other hand, some people who may well have helped plan the Tea Party — such as Samuel Adams and Thomas Young — made a point of being seen by lots of people at Old South, thereby establishing a credible alibi.Charles Bahnenoreply@blogger.com