Events are funded in part through generous grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, the Lowell Institute, Hub Town Tours, and the Revere Hotel.
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A Certain Sloop Called the Liberty: Charles Townsend, John Hancock and the Boston Madeira Party
September 5, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
On June 10, 1768 the King’s Commissioners of Customs seized John Hancock’s sloop Liberty and its smuggled cargo of Madeira wine. Already agitated by the imposition of the hated Townshend Duties, Bostonians took to the streets. William Fowler Jr., Distinguished professor of History, Northeastern University, will describe how the Commissioners, fearing for their lives, fled to the safety of the Castle William, while John Adams argues his case in defense of Hancock and Liberty at the Old State House.
Free and open to the public. ASL interpretation is available with advance notice; assisted listening devices are available at all events. OSMH is wheelchair accessible.