Showing posts with label Peggy Stewart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peggy Stewart. Show all posts
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Peggy Stewart Tea!
Hahaha this is great! I'll have to drop by after work one day and pick some up. I didn't realize they were so close.
In 1774, the owner of the "Peggy Stewart" burned his ship, containing a cargo of tea, to appease the folk of Annapolis, inflamed with the cause of liberty. This tea is reminiscently "smoky" to commemorate the Annapolis tea party. Contains caffeine
www.baltcoffee.com
www.easternshoretea.com
Peggy Stewart
The Burning of the Peggy Stewart
Francis Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899)Oil on canvas, 1896
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc1500/sc1545/001100/001111/text/label.html
Back to the Drawing Board
Had a great brainstorm with Bill yesterday. Couple thoughts:
1. He encouraged the slavery aspect of the Rev.gen. He mentioned when Charleston was captured by the British, the Brits threatened to set free all the slaves unless the Americans signed oaths of loyalty to the crown. The Americans signed.
Did anything like that happen around here? How did the war impact slavery?
2. The Battle of Baltimore - slaves were sent from far and wide (often with their masters) to help fortify the city before the bombardment. How many people were involved? Where did the come from? Were women and children sent away like the Armisteads?
Why Baltimore?
or more like,
3. why Baltimore in 1814, but not in 1776?
According to my talk with Dad#2 the other night, the Patriots were extremely active in MD. In Boston they dumped tea over board, in Maryland we burned the whole darn ship.
Tangent:
And who was in that rowboat forcing Capt'n Stewart to torch his Peggy? good ol' Capt'n Chuck the Builder. Too bad no one seems to care about that! I'm kind of interested in changing that. Chucky deserves some credit.
The Continental Congress also met in Annapolis in Novemeber 1776-1777. The Washington resigned his commission as Commander-In-Chief, Dec 23, 1783.
Then there's the "Old Line" stuff, the supply of men, arms and ships to the war.
But that wasn't enough to make it a military target. Or were there other causes?
By 1812 it was on the top of the hit list.
Interesting
1. He encouraged the slavery aspect of the Rev.gen. He mentioned when Charleston was captured by the British, the Brits threatened to set free all the slaves unless the Americans signed oaths of loyalty to the crown. The Americans signed.
Did anything like that happen around here? How did the war impact slavery?
2. The Battle of Baltimore - slaves were sent from far and wide (often with their masters) to help fortify the city before the bombardment. How many people were involved? Where did the come from? Were women and children sent away like the Armisteads?
Why Baltimore?
or more like,
3. why Baltimore in 1814, but not in 1776?
According to my talk with Dad#2 the other night, the Patriots were extremely active in MD. In Boston they dumped tea over board, in Maryland we burned the whole darn ship.
Tangent:
And who was in that rowboat forcing Capt'n Stewart to torch his Peggy? good ol' Capt'n Chuck the Builder. Too bad no one seems to care about that! I'm kind of interested in changing that. Chucky deserves some credit.
The Continental Congress also met in Annapolis in Novemeber 1776-1777. The Washington resigned his commission as Commander-In-Chief, Dec 23, 1783.
Then there's the "Old Line" stuff, the supply of men, arms and ships to the war.
But that wasn't enough to make it a military target. Or were there other causes?
By 1812 it was on the top of the hit list.
Interesting
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