Letter

Object number
FIC.2013.133
Date
November 28 1773
Description
A letter written from Captain Peleg Clarke (1734-1803) to John Fletcher, his financial agent in London. Clarke describes the events surrounding the Boston Tea Party on the night of November 27, 1773. At the time of the riot, Clarke had just arrived in Boston with a cargo of molasses, hemp, canvas and tea. In his letter, Clarke describes the sacking of East India Company agent Richard Clarke’s house, and his fears about unloading the tea in his posession. Pieces of the letter appear to have been cut out at top left and bottom right.
Object Type
letters (correspondence)
Subjects
Boston Tea Party
Related People & Organizations
Clarke, Peleg (subject)
Clarke, Richard (subject)
Fletcher, John (subject)