Join the revolution! The Lexington Tea Burning reenactment is next Saturday, Dec. 14, and if you’re tired of being taxed by the Brits, join the Lexington Historical Society for a day of rebellious fun at the Lexington Visitors Center from noon – 3 p.m. Dress warmly, bring your revolutionary spirit, and get ready to make history!
To get everyone excited for the big day, we’re sharing some Did You Knows from this pivotal moment in American History.
Pictured are snapshots of The Boston and Country Gazette Journal‘s article on the Lexington town meeting on December 13, 1773, during which Lexingtonians voted to boycott imported tea. The crowd spilled out onto the common behind the meeting house and made a bonfire, throwing the entire town’s supply of tea into it. The Boston Tea Party would occur three days later.
Language in the call to boycott imported tea included phrases such as “…if the head of a family, or any person, shall from this time forward purchase any tea or use or consume any tea in their families; such person shall be looked upon as an enemy to this town and this country.”
To view the paper in full, check out: https://www.masshist.org/dorr/volume/4/sequence/496
Massachusetts Historical Society. (n.d.). The Boston-Gazette, and Country Journal, 20 December 1773. The Annotated Newspapers of Harbottle Dorr, Jr. https://www.masshist.org/dorr/volume/4/sequence/496