. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . Tree, from its being used on the first occa-sion of resistance to the obnoxious Stamp Act. In 17G6 whenthe repeal of the Stamp Act took place, a large copper plate wasfastened to the tree inscribed in golden characters:— T7iis tree was planted in the year 1646, and prunedby order of the Sons of Liberty, Feb. 14th, 1766. In 1775, the tree, having become offensive to the tories andtheir British allies, was cut down by a party led by one Job Wil-liams. One of their number being accidently killed in attempt-ing to remove a limb. Some idea of the size of the
. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . Tree, from its being used on the first occa-sion of resistance to the obnoxious Stamp Act. In 17G6 whenthe repeal of the Stamp Act took place, a large copper plate wasfastened to the tree inscribed in golden characters:— T7iis tree was planted in the year 1646, and prunedby order of the Sons of Liberty, Feb. 14th, 1766. In 1775, the tree, having become offensive to the tories andtheir British allies, was cut down by a party led by one Job Wil-liams. One of their number being accidently killed in attempt-ing to remove a limb. Some idea of the size of the tree may beformed from the fact that it made fourteen cords of wood. Theground about the tree was popularly known as Liberty Hall. InAugust, 17G7, a flagstaff was erected, which went through andabove its highest branches. A flag hoisted on this was a signalfor the assembling of the Sons of Liberty for action. One Cap-tain Mackintosh, supposed to have been a blacksmith at the SouthEnd, was the first Captain-general of Liberty Tree. *.
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