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Tag: 1767

The “Detested Tea” and the Ipswich Resolves

December 16, 2023December 31, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

On Dec. 16, 1773, the tea brought into Boston harbor was thrown into the sea. A week later, Ipswich citizens met in the most violent mood, and adopted a series of resolutions,

Posted in Revolutionary War, StoriesTagged 1767, December, Revolutionary War, tea, Town Meeting, Townshend Acts
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts by Abraham Hammatt
Ipswich Massachusetts Revisited by William Varrel

© Gordon Harris 2026

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