Cumberland County New Jersey Centennial Tea Party

Author : Frank D. Andrews
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260278821
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (788 download)

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Download or read book The Tea-Burners of Cumberland County written by Frank D. Andrews and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-04 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Tea-Burners of Cumberland County: Who Showed Their Resistance to British Tyranny and Unjust Taxation by Burning a Cargo of East India Tea on the Evening of December 22, 1774, at Greenwich, New Jersey The centennial of the event was the occasion of a cele bration held at Bridgeton, November 25, 26, 1874, attended by thousands of visitors, their patriotism aroused by the approaching centennial of the nation. With the recent organization of societies of patriotic women of the county, such an important event in its annals could not long remain unhonored. With one purpose in view, the Daughters of the Revolution, and Mr. W. W. Sheppard, who, impressed with the work of patriotic societies in the East, in preserving and marking historical spots, suggested a monument; an effort was made to secure the necessary funds. After many delays an appropriation of from the State was obtained and a monument commission appointed. The result of their labors is seen in a handsome granite memorial, fourteen feet in height ornamented with Corinthian columns carved on front and back. On the sides in raised letters are the names of the tea-burners; on the face, a bronze tablet pictures the scene of the burning of the tea; underneath is the following. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.