Paul Revere, Messenger of Revolution, McCormick

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Paul Revere, Messenger of Revolution,  McCormick Distilling Co ... Boston, the largest city in New England in  1775,  was in turmoil. Being punished by the British Government for its part in the Boston Tea Party, the port was closed and blockaded by the British fleet. There also was a suspicion in the minds of the revolutionary clique in the city that the British Government intended to seize munitions and supplies the colonial rebels had stockpiled at Concord. The government hoped by this action to prevent fourth colonial revolt.  Paul Revere a silversmith, was to be the messenger to carry word of British troop actions to Provisional government leaders at Concord as soon as the British Route could be determined.  Paul Revere had become a silversmith, following his father in the trade. The family being Huguenot, had fled France when Protestants had faced prosecution in their home land. This probably instilled in the mind of the young man a love of liberty.  Whiskey Decanters by McCormick, Weston Missouri, McCormick and the Patriots, Ben Holladay, Bicentennial collectibles, Bicentennial Decanters, Bicentennial souvenirs, the spirit of 76, the Revolutionary war, the war of independence.