The Destruction of the Tea

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Handbill warning against landing tea in Boston

2 December 1773

"The Tea Ship being arrived..." (broadside)

27 Dec. 1773

This broadside played a part in rallying volunteers to the destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor.

Tea that was gathered up on the Shore of Dorchester Neck on the morning after the destruction of the three Cargos at Boston December 17, 1773.

This bottle of tea found its way into the collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

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