USM 001.071. Draft of the Newton Resolves, 1773-1774

Scope and Contents This manuscript document may have served as the rough draft of the "Newton Resolves," adopted by the town of Newton, Massachusetts on January 6, 1774, following the Boston Tea Party, which took place on December 16, 1773.This document appears to have been written after December 16, 1773 as the text makes reference to the Boston Tea Party ("this town do approve of the opposition to the Landing [of] the East India Company's teas made by the people of Boston and other towns...and...