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Boston Tea Party

 

            
             "The Destruction of Tea" was written by three people who had accounts of the action taking place in Boston. Governor Hutchinson's account was published in 1828 years after the event took place. Hutchinson wrote down a lot of Boston's events that took place in the 1760's and 1770's. George Robert Twelves Hewes's recollection was written in 1834. His partaking in the Boston Massacre helped to establish the common man and gained him political status. John Adam's diary entry was written in 1773. Adam's wrote the document the day after the event keeping in mind the legal consequences for what just took place.
             Governor Hutchinson's and George Robert Twelves Hewes's documents were written for the people of that time. John Adam's on the other hand was written for his own personal use. Adam's wrote his in his diary to recollect on the event and keep this revolution remembered in his mind. .
             Governor Hutchinson's account is about his final rejection to the people had in allowing the vessels to leave the port without paying the tea tax. The people felt like they had no say in what was going on with the tea tax. In two or three hours townspeople hoisted 342 chests of tea into the Boston harbor. If the governor would have complied with the townspeople this event would not have taken place. .
             George Robert Twelves Hewes's recollection is about him personally being involved in the act. He talks about how he demanded the keys and a dozen candles from the captain of the boat. Hewes's says that they were surrounded by British ships, but they made no attempt to stop the event from taking place. After all the chests were emptied into the harbor, Hewes's says the townspeople returned to their houses without talking to anyone about what just happened.
             John Adam's diary is about his worry of what the consequences are going to be for what had just happened. Adam's feels that throwing the tea into the harbor was a magnificent move.


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