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September 29, 1827
New Hampshire Statesman And Concord Register
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
An article identifies three additional participants in the 1774 Boston Tea Party destruction, beyond those in Rev. Mr. Flint's narrative: Thomas Melville of Boston, Capt. Peter Slater of Worcester, and Capt. Amos Lincoln of Quincy. It notes Lincoln's Revolutionary War service and questions a rumored local survivor.
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Destroyers of the Tea. The interesting narrative relating to the destruction of the tea in Boston in 1774, written by the Rev. Mr. Flint, and published in many of our newspapers, has been the means of bringing to view the names of three other persons, who were concerned in that transaction, besides the one from whom he derived the particulars of his account.
The Salem Observer names Thomas Melville, Esq. of Boston, an officer in the Custom House, as a conspicuous actor on that occasion: the Worcester Spy mentions Capt. Peter Slater, of that town, as one actively engaged in that memorable transaction; and the last Hingham Gazette records the name of Capt. Amos Lincoln, a brother of the late Lieut. Governor Lincoln, and uncle to the present Governor Lincoln, as the third.
Capt. Lincoln resides at Bent's Point, in Quincy. He commanded a Company of Artillery at Rhode-Island, in the Revolutionary war. It has been stated that there was one of the destroyers of the tea now living in this town, but we have received no satisfactory evidence of the fact.
The Salem Observer names Thomas Melville, Esq. of Boston, an officer in the Custom House, as a conspicuous actor on that occasion: the Worcester Spy mentions Capt. Peter Slater, of that town, as one actively engaged in that memorable transaction; and the last Hingham Gazette records the name of Capt. Amos Lincoln, a brother of the late Lieut. Governor Lincoln, and uncle to the present Governor Lincoln, as the third.
Capt. Lincoln resides at Bent's Point, in Quincy. He commanded a Company of Artillery at Rhode-Island, in the Revolutionary war. It has been stated that there was one of the destroyers of the tea now living in this town, but we have received no satisfactory evidence of the fact.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Boston Tea Party
Tea Destruction
Thomas Melville
Peter Slater
Amos Lincoln
Revolutionary War
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Mr. Flint
Thomas Melville
Capt. Peter Slater
Capt. Amos Lincoln
Where did it happen?
Boston
Story Details
Key Persons
Rev. Mr. Flint
Thomas Melville
Capt. Peter Slater
Capt. Amos Lincoln
Location
Boston
Event Date
1774
Story Details
Rev. Mr. Flint's narrative on the 1774 Boston tea destruction prompts revelations of three additional participants: Thomas Melville as a conspicuous actor, Capt. Peter Slater actively engaged, and Capt. Amos Lincoln, who later commanded artillery in the Revolutionary War.