"It Was Done by Fire and Water" - The Tea Burnings of Newburyport
In 1773, Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to refinance the shaky economic base of the British East India Company. Established in 1709, the East India Company derived over ninety-percent of its profits from the sale of tea. However, by 1772, due to severe mismanagement, the company was in desperate need of a bailout. The company directors looked to Parliament for relief. Parliament’s response was the Tea Act, through which the East India Company was given exclus
"True Sons of Liberty Throughout the World" - The Toasts of Newburyport
If you have ever joined Untapped History for one of its historic walking tours of Newburyport, you would have finished the tour with a sampling of alcoholic drinks from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. During the sampling, it’s likely Alex and Eric (the “nerds”) would have invited you to partake in a series of historically accurate toasts tied to the American Revolution. The nerds of Untapped History tell us they relied upon period accounts and records from New York and Pe
