"Tea, Destroyed by Indians" Boston Tea Party Commemorative Poem

Also available in an antique solid wood frame under museum-grade non-glare acrylic that protects from UV rays. Hand printed in the Printing Office of Edes & Gill in Boston in the Clough House (c 1715) on the grounds of the Old North Church Historic Site in Boston. This 1773 broadside contains a poem praising the patriots who stormed the British tea ships during the Boston Tea Party. Eager to capitalize on the Boston Tea Party of 16 December 1773, patriot agitators distributed this broadside urging citizens to firmly and courageously defend their rights. In terms reminiscent of Boston Massacre verse, the unidentified author raises the specter of martyrs, graves, and blood-bought liberties. Print size: 12.5" x 8" Full text of the print Tea, Destroyed by Indians YE GLORIOUS SONS OF FREEDOM, brave and bold, That has flood forth—fair LIBERTY to hold; Though you were INDIANS, come from distant shores, Like MEN you acted—not like savage Moors. CHORUS. Bostonian's SONS keep up your Courag