Hello list, There is an interesting account of the ferment in an around the Old South Church prior to the dumping of the tea. There were speeches by Samuel Adams and others, but it was William Rowe who asked the suggestive question,"Who knows how tea will mingle with salt water?" The ship DARTMOUTH, owned by a "Mr. Roth," and two other ships, were central to the issue of not allowing tea to be unloaded in Boston at that particular time. On the evening of Dec 16th, 1773 another meeting at Old South at night, and then... "The throng in the church immediately followed after the simulated Indians, who were running towards Griffin's (now Liverpool) wharf, near the foot of Pearl street. ...."The Indians were joined by others, and the ships were boarded. The chests were brought on deck, broken open, and their contents emptied into the waters of the bay." "For several hours the operations were intently watched by citizens on the shore, soldiers in the Castle, and sailors on the war-ships...."As strange as it now seems, no resistance was encountered; and we are left to conjecture to account for the fact that all the King's forces made not a single effort..." These excerpts are from "History of The Old South Meeting-House in Boston," by Everett W. Burdett, published by B.B. Russell of Boston, 1877, pages 69 & 71. Additional footnote for ref. by the author is "The Boston Gazette," Dec 27, 1773. Regards, Bob Jackson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Envi-Life, Inc." <nv-life@worldnet.att.net> To: <BOSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [BOSTON] Boston Tea Party... > Please share with the list. Several of us were interested in the exact > location. > > Thank you. >
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