Documentation of the 1774 Revolution in Worcester, Massachusetts

Investigations of history depend on which stones we wish to overturn. The little known documents retrievable on this page reveal a dynamic revolution in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the late summer and early fall of 1774 - more than half a year before British Regulars marched on Lexington and Concord. There are several reasons this revolutionary overturning of British authority has received little notice, but among them is the public’s limited exposure to source materials. Thanks to the Internet, that can now change. The documents here might serve well as teaching tools.

Thanks to Ashley Cataldo and Jaclyn Penny of the American Antiquarian Society, David Rushford, Worcester City Clerk, and Neil Raphael for the construction of this documents page.