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Art and paintings of the
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ISAIAH THOMAS |
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Available for collection (plus $7.00 shipping and handling) This print series of Isaiah Thomas is only for sale here. |
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The events of Isaiah Thomas's activities in Boston relating to the developments of the American Revolutionary War were imagined in paintings commissioned by the historic landmark, The Union Oyster House, in Boston. The images of these paintings were made into prints with text describing these events. |
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1. -The Stoker of the Rebellion- |
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It was partially through his newspaper, 'The Massachusetts Spy',
and a host of his other publications that many of the colonists in New
England learned the facts of the oppressive conditions imposed upon them
by the ruling British authorities. |
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2. -The Sedition Foundry- |
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Between the years of 1770 - 1775, Isaiah Thomas ran his printing office from the corner of Union Street and Marshall Lane in Boston. It was called by the British authority, "The Sedition Foundry", because of the rebellious people who gathered there and mainly the newspaper he printed there called "The Massachusetts Spy". Depicted here is Isaiah Thomas, at his press "The Old No. 1" and some of the people involved in the paper, notably, John Hancock, seated to his right and Paul Revere seated near the fireplace. |
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3. -The Summons, Challenging Freedom of Speech- 
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| Funded by John Hancock, Isaiah Thomas started to shift his newspaper’s editorial political views from “neutral and open to all parties” to supporting only the side of the patriots, thus openly attacking the British authorities. November the 14th, 1771, under the pseudonym of Mucious Scaevola a writer for Thomas, Joseph Greenleaf, wrote a scathing article attacking Governor Hutchinson, the acting Governor of Boston at that time. Thomas was then summoned to appear before the Provincial Council, but refused to go due to “pressure of business” | |
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4. -Midnight Flight to Freedom- |
| Late into the night on April the 16th, 1775, Isaiah Thomas dismantled his printing office, and with the help of Dr. Warren and Timothy Bigelow (a Worcester Whig) sent his press and types by ferry across the Charles River to Charles Towne and then to Worcester where they have been preserved in The American Antiquarian Society, later established by Isaiah Thomas in 1812. | |
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5. -Tidal Passage to Liberty- |
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On April 19th, before dawn, Isaiah Thomas and fellow revolutionary, Dr. Joseph Warren, crossed the Charles River to Charlestown. There they met with other revolutionaries, and then Thomas “hastened to Lexington where, according to one of his friends, he joined the militia at daybreak”. The view is from the Charles River, north of Boston looking east with Mill Pond on the right. Across Mill Pond, through the dawn mist is Faneuil Hall. In the center foreground is Gee’s ship building yard, and beyond that is the steeple of Old North Church and the windmill of Corps Hill. On the horizon, British warships are poised for the impending invasion. |
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6. -Rebuking The Revolutionary Flames in Charlestown- |
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On June 17th, 1775 the British attacked Charlestown. The cannonading of Charlestown had begun. The stunned residence of Boston watched in disbelief, a half mile away as the British cannons from Copps hill and war ships stationed in the harbor rained heated cannon balls upon the town, setting it ablaze, thus setting the groundwork for the battle that was to prove that the Americans could fight hard against the professional British soldiers. Though the Americans lost the battle, the tide turned in their favor. This view of the flames is seen from Union Street as British soldiers that were stationed in the commons make their way to battle at Bunker Hill. |
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Copyright © D. W. Roth 2015, All rights reserved |
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