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London (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry hutchinson-thomas
7, and, after engaging unsuccessfully in commerce, studied law, and began its practice in Boston. That city sent him to London as its agent in important business; and he represented it in the general court for ten years. In 1752 he was chosen judone steps. The King's arms are in possession of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Hutchinson died in Brompton, near London, June 3, 1780. Hutchinson took a seat in Governor Bernard's council, January, 1767, where he had no right. The Massacil, to cause the ship to be brought up to town, and to a particular wharf, where it had not been customary for ships from London to unlade. The consignees of the tea, judging themselves no longer in a place of safety, withdrew to the castle. The rooms belonging to it, and gave such directions as they thought proper. Two of the other vessels with tea arriving from London, they were ordered by this new body to the same wharf where the first ship lay, under pretence of the conveniency of havi
Rhode Island (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): entry hutchinson-thomas
So eager was the King to see Governor Hutchinson, of Massachusetts, on his arrival in England in July, 1774, that he was hurried by Lord Dartmouth to the presence of his Majesty without time to change his clothes. He gave the King much comfort. He assured him that the Port Bill was a wise and effective method for bringing the Boston people into submission; that it had occasioned extreme alarm; that no colony would comply with their request for a general suspension of commerce; and that Rhode Island had accompanied its refusal with a sneer at the selfishness of the Bostonians. The King had heard and believed that the Boston clergy preached toleration for all kinds of immoralities for the sake of liberty, and scores of other tales, which Hutchinson did not deny; and for two hours the conversation went on, until the King was satisfied that Boston would be unsupported in its rebellious attitude by the other colonies. The author of this intelligence, says Bancroft, became at once a fa
Cambridge (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry hutchinson-thomas
ish government to keep him there. This conduct of the crown officers greatly irritated the people. When, in May, 1770, he called a meeting of the Assembly at Cambridge, that body insisted that, by the terms of the charter, the general court could only be held at Boston. A dispute arose that consumed much of the time of two seseting of any town. Immediately after the dissolution of this body the committees of correspondence of the towns of Boston, Roxbury, Dorchester, Brookline, and Cambridge united, and held their meetings daily, or by short adjournments, in Faneuil Hall, or one of the rooms belonging to it, and gave such directions as they thought psons, who were confined there with the other consignees of the tea. Failing in an attempt for a council the next day at Milton, he met them, three days after, at Cambridge, where they were much divided in their opinion. One of them declared against any step whatever. The people, he said, had taken the powers of government into th
Holland (Netherlands) (search for this): entry hutchinson-thomas
merchants who purchased it in England. When the intelligence first came to Boston, it caused no alarm. The 3d. duty had been paid the last two years without any stir, and some of the great friends to liberty had been importers of tea. The body of the people were pleased with the prospect of drinking tea at less expense than ever. The only apparent discontent was among the importers of tea, as well those who had been legal importers from England, as others who had illegally imported from Holland; and the complaint was against the East India Company for monopolizing a branch of commerce which had been beneficial to a great number of particular merchants. And the first suggestion of a design in the ministry to enlarge the revenue, and to habituate the colonies to parliamentary taxes, was made from England; and opposition to the measure was recommended, with an intimation that it was expected that the tea would not be suffered to be landed. The committees of correspondence in the
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry hutchinson-thomas
nard was recalled, Hutchinson became acting-governor of Massachusetts, and was commissioned governor in 1771. He was continuis native country. He wrote and published a history of Massachusetts from the first settlement until 1750. The official residence of the governor of Massachusetts was called the Province House. It was a large brick building, three stories in heighGovernor Hutchinson and others of the crown officers in Massachusetts to Mr. Whately, one of the under-secretaries of the govent, were put into the hands of Dr. Franklin, agent for Massachusetts, by Dr. Hugh Williamson, of Philadelphia. In these let So eager was the King to see Governor Hutchinson, of Massachusetts, on his arrival in England in July, 1774, that he was h these were the two subjects of controversy peculiar to Massachusetts colony. Not more than two or three months had passed bhich had its effect on all the colonies, but greater in Massachusetts than in any other. When the affairs of the East Indi
Dorchester, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry hutchinson-thomas
. No eccentric or irregular motions, however, were suffered to take place. All seemed to have been the plan of but few, it may be of a single person. The form of a town-meeting was assumed, the selectmen of Boston, town clerk, &c., taking their usual places; but, the inhabitants of any other towns being admitted, it could not assume the name of a legal meeting of any town. Immediately after the dissolution of this body the committees of correspondence of the towns of Boston, Roxbury, Dorchester, Brookline, and Cambridge united, and held their meetings daily, or by short adjournments, in Faneuil Hall, or one of the rooms belonging to it, and gave such directions as they thought proper. Two of the other vessels with tea arriving from London, they were ordered by this new body to the same wharf where the first ship lay, under pretence of the conveniency of having the whole under one guard. It soon after appeared that a further conveniency accompanied it. Two days after the diss
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry hutchinson-thomas
f cargoes of tea in Boston, and he sailed for England, June 1, 1774, where he was rewarded with a pat all events, the tea should be sent back to England in the ships which brought it. The first motihey had received advice from their friends in England of such engagements in their behalf, merely oes of it; that it would be highly resented in England and would be urged there to show the necessitly out of their power to send the tea back to England, but they would engage to keep it in a store il they could receive further directions from England, to which they afterwards added that they woupersons, shall hereafter import tea from Great Britain, or if any master, or masters, of any vessused by the pamphlet and newspaper writers in England for refusing his pass, which, it was said, woson to suppose would have been approved of in England. He was not sure of support from any one perbject to the supreme authority and laws of Great Britain, their offences, long since, had been of t[11 more...]
America (Netherlands) (search for this): entry hutchinson-thomas
ert had promised never to bring it on again; the people would not bear the cider act; and the disorders among the people here were caused by unconstitutional acts of Parliament. Another observed that sending the tea by the East India Company to America was the plan of the ministry, in order to raise a revenue; that he dreaded the consequences, and was of opinion that the only way to prevent them was by the consignees resigning their trust. While this debate was going on, the consignees deli attorney-general, therefore, was ordered to lay the matter before the grand jury, who, there was no room to expect, would ever find a bill for what they did not consider as an offence. This was the boldest stroke which had yet been struck in America. The people in all parts of the province showed more or less concern at the expected consequences. They were, however, at a distance; something might intervene to divert them. Besides, the thing was done: there was no way of nullifying it. Th
Boston Harbor (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry hutchinson-thomas
rotest, after a day spent in solemn humiliation and prayer. Then they made a bitter complaint against the governor because he had withdrawn from the castle in Boston Harbor The province House. the company in the pay of the province and given the fortress up to the regulars. They also complained of the unusual number of ships-of-war in Boston Harbor; all of which they charged to misrepresentations at court by Governor Bernard, as well as the incumbent. They appointed Dr. Franklin as agent of the province in England. And then began that series of contests between Hutchinson and the people which speedily caused his exile from his native land. Early ipoliticians at court. Boston tea party. In his history of Massachusetts Bay, Governor Hutchinson gives the following account of the destruction of tea in Boston Harbor: The Assembly being prorogued, there was again room to hope for a few months of freedom from civil contention. The complaint against the governor was gon
Brookline (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry hutchinson-thomas
ric or irregular motions, however, were suffered to take place. All seemed to have been the plan of but few, it may be of a single person. The form of a town-meeting was assumed, the selectmen of Boston, town clerk, &c., taking their usual places; but, the inhabitants of any other towns being admitted, it could not assume the name of a legal meeting of any town. Immediately after the dissolution of this body the committees of correspondence of the towns of Boston, Roxbury, Dorchester, Brookline, and Cambridge united, and held their meetings daily, or by short adjournments, in Faneuil Hall, or one of the rooms belonging to it, and gave such directions as they thought proper. Two of the other vessels with tea arriving from London, they were ordered by this new body to the same wharf where the first ship lay, under pretence of the conveniency of having the whole under one guard. It soon after appeared that a further conveniency accompanied it. Two days after the dissolution of
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