Excerpt from Medford in the Revolution: Military History of Medford, Massachusetts, 1765-1783; Also List of Soldiers and Civil Officers, With Genealogical and Biographical Notes The people of Medford met in town meeting on December 7, I 773, and heard the letter from the Committee of Correspondence concerning the three tea ships in Boston harbor. A commit tee was appointed to draw up resolutions and to report at an adjourned meeting, December 16. While they were adopting the report, the exciting town meeting was being held in the Old South meeting house, Boston, and when Medford's letter was forwarded, the tea was oating in the bay. Among the Sons of Liberty who took part in the Tea Party was John Fulton of Medford. He was one of the party who disguised themselves at the house of his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Bradlee, corner of Tremont and Hollis Streets. The men were assisted by Mrs. Nathaniel Bradlee and Mrs. Fulton in assuming their disguise and in removing the stains of the evening's work. The men were saved from capture by the authorities by the coolness of the women. The tea troubles were not settled by making a tea pot of Boston harbor. In the latter part of I774 it began to be whispered that some of the good people of Medford were using the forbidden beverage. A committee was appointed to enquire if any person or persons Sells or consumes any East India teas in their families and if any such found in this Town that they cause their names to be posted up in some publick place. Then the voters, not wishing to bind their neighbors to what they would not abide by, Voted that we will not use any East India Teas in our Families till the Acts be Repealed. In June, 1774, the Boston Port Bill became a law, and all business in Boston and vicinity was at a stand still. It put an end to the lightering business, which was Medford's chief source of revenue. Farmers from the east and north brought their products to Medford, which with bricks, leather and rum manufactured in the town, were transported down the Mystic river by boats or lighters. November I4, 1774, suffering but in exible, the town voted, This Town does not approve of any bricks being carried to Boston till the committees of the neighboring towns shall consent to it. 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."

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