A new method of macarony making, as practised at Boston

A new method of macarony making, as practised at Boston

- Tarring & feathering--Massachusetts--Boston--1770-1780
- Customs employees--Massachusetts--Boston--1770-1780
- Gallows--Massachusetts--1770-1780
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

Print shows two men with a tarred and feathered customs officer, they are forcing him to drink from a large teapot. The man has a short piece of rope around his neck which may have been attached to the piece of rope hanging from a gibbet in the background. On January 27, 1774, a British customs officer, John Malcolm, was tarred and feathered, led to a gallows, and forced to drink tea. The American holding the teapot wears a hat with "45" on it, a patriotic symbol referring to the John Wilkes case of 1763. The other American, holds the broken end of the noose and carries a club. The large bow in his hat indicates his membership in the Sons of Liberty.

1774

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