On Thursday, December 16, 1773, the evening before the tea was due to be landed, on a signal given by Samuel Adams, the Sons of Liberty thinly disguised as Mohawk Indians, left the massive protest meeting and headed toward Griffin's Wharf, where lay the HMS Dartmouth and her newly arrived, tea baring, sister ships the HMS Beaver and the HMS Eleanour. Swiftly and efficiently casks of tea where brought up from the hold to the deck, reasonable proof that some of the "indians" were, in fact, longshoremen. The cask were opened and the tea dumped overboard; the work, lasting well into the night, was quick, thorough, and efficient. By dawn 90,000 lbs of tea worth an estimated £10,000 had been consigned to waters of Boston harbor. Tea washed up on the shores around Boston for weeks.
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The Freemasons
2007-02-23 07:18:52
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answered by zoogrl2001 3
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Ron Jeremy along with his trusty sidekick, John Holms.
2007-02-23 07:21:13
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2007-02-23 07:34:41
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Soneone who didn't drink much tea.
2007-02-23 07:18:53
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samuel adams
2007-02-23 07:36:20
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The Mad Hatter, duh!! Haven't you ever seen Alice in Wonderland? =)
2007-02-23 07:20:23
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answered by Cowboy Take Me Away 3
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ME :)
2007-02-23 07:19:44
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