Boston 1775

History, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution in New England.

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Showing posts with label Benjamin Lockyer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benjamin Lockyer. Show all posts
Thursday, August 30, 2018

“Through the Multitude, to the End of Murray’s Wharf”

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On the night of 22 Apr 1774 , New Yorkers emptied eighteen chests of tea belonging to Capt. James Chambers into the harbor while hundre...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

“Expose so considerable a property to inevitable destruction”

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Yesterday we left Capt. Benjamin Lockyer in New York City , having arrived on 20 Apr 1774 after a long, stormy voyage from London with 69...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

“The determined Resolution of the Citizens” of New York

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Now I’ll get back to the New York Tea Party of 1774. New Yorkers had mobilized against the East India Company  specially taxed tea in t...
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