Tag: Alexander Wedderburn

Posted on October 17, 2024

The Boston Tea Party: Whitehall’s Response

On December 22, 1773, the Hayley, a merchant ship owned by John Hancock, departed Boston Harbor; on January 19, 1774, the ship arrived at Dover, England. She was carrying news about the destruction of tea in Boston harbor on December 16. By nightfall the news had reached King George III in London. At first it […]

by Bob Ruppert

Posted on October 10, 2024October 9, 2024

The Exile of Thomas Hutchinson, Royal Governor of the Colony of Massachusetts

Most stories have a chief villain. The story of the American Revolution is no different. One man stands out amongst all the rest in the minds of Massachusetts revolutionary leaders. James Otis, Samuel Adams, and especially John Adams accused Thomas Hutchinson as being the architect of all the oppressive laws that were being passed by […]

by James M. Smith