Peggy Stewart (ship)

Painting by Francis Blackwell Mayer, 1896, depicting the burning of Peggy Stewart

Peggy Stewart was a Maryland cargo vessel burned on October 19, 1774, in Annapolis as a punishment for contravening the boycott on tea imports which had been imposed in retaliation for the British occupation of Boston following the Boston Tea Party. This event became known as the "Annapolis Tea Party".[1]

  1. ^ Buescher, John. "Are There Instances of Raids Similar to the Boston Tea Party?" Teachinghistory.org, accessed September 24, 2011.