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Boston Tea Party

Colonists destroyed East India Company tea in Boston Harbor in December 1773. Newspaper pages from 1773 to 1774 on a map and timeline.

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422 matching newspaper pages in total. Boston, MA has the most hits (149 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal — 1773-11-04, page 1

    … Being the second after Leap Year. By EZRA GLEASON. Calculated for the Meridian of Boston, Ne*- England, let. 42. deg. a 5 min. north, but will serve, in most refpeds, fur …

    … , before nn hand) he will (ell great penny worths, at hislh >p in Union Street, Boston. N.B. A kw elegant chintz patterns just arriv ed to be fold i loon applied for, …

    … uncommon low. Hfon tea, non* superior, China Kippen’s fnuff, &c. &c. CYRUS BALDWIN, Hereby informs his …

  2. The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal — 1773-11-04, page 4

    … him more at heart, Than ell the letters they expos’d To public view I the dear tea act. Is what he ftaur chly has efpou*’d: Wherefore to rivet faft our chains, ’Tia …

    … he plann’d with some at home Of th’ India House, with mighty pains, By baneful tea to fix our doom ! Who:e cargoes dettin’d for this port, T’ enhance the rev’nue, …

    … mace.——Gentlemen by di efting for William Smith, at Mrs. Bean’s in Kit g-ft.cet, Boston, (hall be immediately wait ed on. N. B The said Smith plans, draws and con llrufts …

  3. The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal — 1773-11-11, page 1

    … exceeding low rate,lfa * JOHN BARRETT & SONS, At their Shop near the Mill • Bridge Boston, Wheie may be had, all kinds of English, Scotch, India, Hard-Ware and Cutlery GOODS …

    … From LONDON, At his Shop just belcw the Sign of Admiral VERNON, io King-Street, Boston, IMPORTS and SELLS, A Grc&t variety of Pocket Cases of long «nd short **ind drawing …

    … any more than (kinning over a cancer, leaviF main root at the bottom ? In plain teA whether they have not been so exuen averse to contend with dear mother coir try …

  4. The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal — 1773-11-11, page 3

    … deceased, corftflirg of a moh'gany ddk, begureau, l heft on cheftd *ws, din<ng ibles. Tea tables, looking gUffes, feather beds, edfteads aud bedding, leather bottom and …

    … curtains, ipohogany frame. A eat variety of China and Giafs Ware, among ,h ch are two.tea-tab:e lets , a variety of pl ire. :otch carpet and painted canvas floor cloths …

    … Conduit. A GREAT variety of GOODS, as ufoal. M PICKER ,Au6b rear. MONDAY, November 7. BOSTON. On Fr iday last there was a very full meet* ing of ‘he freeholders and other inhab …

  5. The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal — 1773-11-11, page 4

    … Hereby informs his former customers and others, THAT he hath engaged to ride from Boston to Northampton,Deer, field, kc. for the term of one year, beginning from third …

    … week of November next, and to car ry each one that Ihall employ him, one of the Boston weekly news-papers,&c as usual, during said time, at two dollars each : To ride …

    … him and ap proved of, before his execution. May bealfo ha J, Almanacks for 1774. BOSTON: Printed by IS AIA H THOMAS, At tbc Bottom of Royal-Exchangb-Lane, near the Market …

  6. The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal — 1773-11-18, page 1

    … bridge. Jhu day num pub.ijhed, price 8Z A SERMON preached at the Thurs iay kfture in Boston, on OAober lift, 1775. when LEVI AMES,, a young min, under sentence of death, for …

    … Being the fecor.d al er Leap Year. By EZRA GLEASON. C*kul»(ed for the Meridian of Boston, NewEngland, lat. 42, neg a; min. noitn. but will ferv*, in m It Nuva-acotia and …

    … Houses of Entertainment, and the Dis tance they are at from .be State-House, in Boston, also the distance from one place to another. *s* Booksellers, Shop keepers, Traders …

  7. The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal — 1773-11-18, page 2

    … his tirft degree of tar and feathers to the genera* fathfaition of the people. BOSTON. FRIDAY, November 12. Thurfdav tbe 2 sth inti, is appointed as a day of public …

    … Reception will lay upon ISAIAH THOMAS. Pieafe to direct to Isaiah Thomas, Printer in Boston, who will lay the feve rai Produdions that may be banded him nefore a Society of …

    … to America, hath oftcred a bet of ten guineas to five, that not a pound cf the tea , now fending out by the India Company <0 Boston, New York, and Pennfylvan>a, will ever reach ihofe markets, that some accident …

  8. The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal — 1773-11-18, page 3

    … political (entiment finer that time) when found on board a flag of-truce bound from Boston to Louifbwgh in time of war: tut of this treasonable alt ion we have no account …

    … tecumvevirefeet honore. Sic precatur Pueta SOPHOCLES. fHU RS D A Y, November 18. BOSTON. The Philadelphia and New-York papers, flaw with pieces against the E«ft India …

    … Company’s lending their Tea to America. It is now cor Aden sly aflerced that four vaffels may be hourly expeli …

  9. The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal — 1773-11-18, page 4

    … informs his former customers and others, 1 GPHAT he hath engaged to •* ride from Boston to Northsnipton,Deer field, tc. lor the term of cne year, beginning from third …

    … week of November next, and tu car ry etch ore that /hall employ him, cne of the Boston weekly newt-papers,&c. as ufutl, during said time, at two dollars-each To ride …

    … good well of water. Erquire at the sign of the Sw,n in Orange (beet, south end of Boston. wanted, immediately, ~ Fifty pounds Lawful Mo ney, lor which good security will …

  10. The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal — 1773-11-26, page 1

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    … Reception will ay upon ISAIAH I HOM Ab. Picafe to dired to Isaiah Thomas, Printer in Boston, who will lay the seve ral Productions that may be banded him before a Society …

    … be gnd to go int a credible family to Cackle. Enquire us the FRIDAY, Novembnr 19 BOSTON. The Lord Hyde picket, Capt. Taylor, is ! arrived at New York wuh ‘he Septem mat …

    … .ch u nuw out of their power to comply with. [Numb. 147. SATURDAY, November 20. BOSTON. By letters of good authority from Eng'and, we ate informed that the 14th regiment …

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