Boston 1775

As I’ve been relating, July of 1769 was not a good month for the royal Customs service in New England. On 19 July, a Newport mob had ...

Newport, Rhode Island , wasn’t the only New England town that saw disturbances connected to the Customs sloop Liberty in July 1769. The...

Last week I guessed that the Boston Chronicle ’s 24 July 1769 account of Newport ’s Liberty riot reflected the perspective of William R...

The official Rhode Island response to the destruction of the Customs sloop Liberty in Newport harbor started even before the ship went ...

Yesterday I shared an official description of the confrontation in Newport, Rhode Island , over the Customs ship Liberty on 19 July 176...

I’ve been focused on events 250 years ago this week in Boston, but it’s time to look in on other events in New England. You may recall ...