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Illinois (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
berty on which resistance was Nov. to be founded, had taken deep root in a soil which the Circular of Massachusetts did not reach. At this moment the people of Illinois were most opportunely sending their last message respecting their choice of a Government directly to Dartmouth himself. We have seen how vainly they had reasonev. 1772; Gage to Dartmouth, 6 Jan. 1773; Dartmouth to Gage, 3 March, 1773. as absurd and inadmissible. A plan of Government Sketch of Government, &c. &c. for Illinois. was therefore prepared of great simplicity, leaving all power with the executive officers of the Crown, and Gage had been summoned to England to give advice on the administration of the Colonies, and especially on the mode of governing the West. It was on the fourth of November, that the fathers of the Commonwealth of Illinois, through their Agent Daniel Blouin, forwarded their indignant protest against the proposed form, which they rejected as oppressive and absurd, much worse than tha
Providence, R. I. (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
of Roxbury on the third of December, voted that Chap. L.} 1773. Dec. they were bound by duty to themselves and posterity to join with Boston and other sister towns, to preserve inviolate the liberties handed down by their ancestors. The next day the men of Charlestown, as if foreseeing that their town was destined to be a holocaust, declared themselves ready to risk their lives and fortunes. On Sunday, the fifth, the Committee of Correspondence wrote to Portsmouth in New Hampshire, to Providence, Bristol, and Newport in Rhode Island, for advice and co-operation. On the sixth, they entreat New-York, through MacDougall and Sears, Philadelphia, through Mifflin and Clymer, to insure success by a harmony of sentiment and concurrence in action. Letter to MacDougall and Sears, 6 Dec. 1773. As for Boston itself, the twenty days are fast running out; the consignees conspire with the Revenue officers to throw on the owner and master of the Dartmouth the whole burden of landing the tea,
Rhode Island (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
, voted that Chap. L.} 1773. Dec. they were bound by duty to themselves and posterity to join with Boston and other sister towns, to preserve inviolate the liberties handed down by their ancestors. The next day the men of Charlestown, as if foreseeing that their town was destined to be a holocaust, declared themselves ready to risk their lives and fortunes. On Sunday, the fifth, the Committee of Correspondence wrote to Portsmouth in New Hampshire, to Providence, Bristol, and Newport in Rhode Island, for advice and co-operation. On the sixth, they entreat New-York, through MacDougall and Sears, Philadelphia, through Mifflin and Clymer, to insure success by a harmony of sentiment and concurrence in action. Letter to MacDougall and Sears, 6 Dec. 1773. As for Boston itself, the twenty days are fast running out; the consignees conspire with the Revenue officers to throw on the owner and master of the Dartmouth the whole burden of landing the tea, and will neither agree to receive it,
New Hampshire (New Hampshire, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
all. The peopie of Roxbury on the third of December, voted that Chap. L.} 1773. Dec. they were bound by duty to themselves and posterity to join with Boston and other sister towns, to preserve inviolate the liberties handed down by their ancestors. The next day the men of Charlestown, as if foreseeing that their town was destined to be a holocaust, declared themselves ready to risk their lives and fortunes. On Sunday, the fifth, the Committee of Correspondence wrote to Portsmouth in New Hampshire, to Providence, Bristol, and Newport in Rhode Island, for advice and co-operation. On the sixth, they entreat New-York, through MacDougall and Sears, Philadelphia, through Mifflin and Clymer, to insure success by a harmony of sentiment and concurrence in action. Letter to MacDougall and Sears, 6 Dec. 1773. As for Boston itself, the twenty days are fast running out; the consignees conspire with the Revenue officers to throw on the owner and master of the Dartmouth the whole burden of
Leicester, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
her Country, had lost the tenderness of a parent, and become their great oppressor. Journal of C. C. 501. —We trust in God, wrote the men of Lexington, that should the state of our affairs require it, we shall be ready to sacrifice our estates and every thing dear in life, yea, and life itself, in support of the common cause. Original Papers, 495.—Whole towns in Worcester County were on tiptoe to come down. J. Adams: Works, IX. 835. Go on, as you have begun, wrote the Committee of Leicester on the fourteenth; and do not suffer any of the teas already come or coming to be landed, or pay one farthing of duty. You may depend on our aid and assistance when needed. Journal of C. C. VII. 603. The line of policy adopted was, if possible, to get the tea carried back to London uninjured in the vessel in which it came. A Meeting of the people on Tuesday afternoon directed and as it were compelled Rotch, the owner of the Dartmouth, to apply for a clearance. He did so, accompan
Milton, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
to make common cause with the Colonies. At ten o'clock the people of Boston with at least two thou- Chap. L.} 1773. Dec. sand men from the country, assembled in the Old South. A report was made that Rotch had been refused a clearance from the Collector. Then, said they to him, protest immediately against the Custom-house, and apply to the Governor for his pass, so that your vessel may this very day proceed on her voyage for London. The Governor had stolen away to his country house at Milton. Bidding Rotch make all haste, the Meeting adjourned to three in the afternoon. At that hour Rotch had not returned. It was incidentally voted, as other towns had already done, to abstain totally from the use of tea; and every town was advised to appoint its Committee of inspection, to prevent the detested tea from coming within any of them. Then, since the Governor might refuse his pass, the momentous question recurred, Whether it be the sense and determination of this body to abide by
New England (United States) (search for this): chapter 27
ion. The combination was hardly finished, when on Sunday, the twenty-eighth of November, the ship Dartmouth appeared in Boston Harbor with one hundred and fourteen chests of the East India Company's tea. To keep the Sabbath strictly was the New England usage. But hours were precious; let the tea be entered, and it would be beyond the power of the consignee to send it back. The Selectmen held one meeting by day, and another in the evening, but they sought in vain for the consignees, who haddon; and to sail the very next day. Geo. Clymer and Thomas Mifflin to Samuel Adams, 27 Dec. The Ministry had chosen the most effectual measures to unite the Colonies. The Boston Committee were already in close correspondence with the other New England Colonies, with New-York and Pennsylvania. Old jealousies were removed and perfect harmony subsisted between all. S. Adams to James Warren, 28 Dec. 1773. The heart of the King was hardened against them like that of Pharaoh; Compare A. L
Roxbury, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
inson to Lord Dartmouth, 9 Oct. 1773. brought even Cushing to act as one of a select Committee with himself and Heath of Roxbury; and they sent forth a secret Circular, summoning all the Colonies to be prepared to assert their rights, when time and d they were in the hands of the Committee of Correspondence. On Monday the twenty-second, the Committees of Dorchester, Roxbury, Brookline, and Cambridge, met the Boston Committee by invitation Hutchinson to Tryon, 21 Nov. 1773. Consignees'mation of Francis Rotch. and authorized Samuel Adams to invite the Committees of the five surrounding towns, Dorchester, Roxbury, Brookline, Cambridge, and Charlestown, with their Chap. L.} 1773. Nov. own townsmen and those of Boston to hold a Mase directed to anchor by the side of the Dartmouth at Griffin's wharf, that one guard might serve for all. The peopie of Roxbury on the third of December, voted that Chap. L.} 1773. Dec. they were bound by duty to themselves and posterity to join w
Chatham (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 27
ntirely duty free in England, applied to the Treasury in August for the necessary license. They were warned by Americans, that their adventure Lee to S. Adams, 22 Dec. 1773. would end in loss, and some difficulties occurred in details; but the scruples of the Company were overruled by Lord North, who answered peremptorily, It is to no purpose making objections, for the King will have it so. The King means to try the question with America. Almon's Anecdotes and Speeches of the Earl of Chatham, ch. XLI. Compare also B. Franklin to his Son William Franklin, 14 July, 1773; Franklin's Writings, VIII. 75. The time was short; the danger to Boston immi- Sept. nent; resistance at all hazards was the purpose of its Committee of Correspondence; violent resistance might become necessary; and to undertake it without a certainty of union would only bring ruin on the town and on the cause. A Congress, therefore, on the plan of union pro- Chap. L.} 1773. Sept. posed by Virginia, was
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
uctantly, gave up their appointment. French Archives, Angleterre, 503. Garnier to D'Aiguillon, 17 December, 1773, incloses the documents Gordon's Hist. of Pennsylvania, 481,482. Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania, II. 368. Within a few days not one remained. South Carolina, by her spirit and perseverance, gave now, as she Pennsylvania, II. 368. Within a few days not one remained. South Carolina, by her spirit and perseverance, gave now, as she had ever done, evidence that her patriotism would be the support of Union. The Province was at that time in a state of just excitement at the arbitrary act of its Council in imprisoning Thomas Powell, the Publisher of the South Carolina Gazette, for an alleged contempt. The Council was a body m which the distinguished men of thaost effectual measures to unite the Colonies. The Boston Committee were already in close correspondence with the other New England Colonies, with New-York and Pennsylvania. Old jealousies were removed and perfect harmony subsisted between all. S. Adams to James Warren, 28 Dec. 1773. The heart of the King was hardened against
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