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SUMMARY:Essex and Middlesex Historians to discuss local response to the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Essex and Middlesex Counties are adjacent to one another\, and in many ways are quite similar. They share the same geographical setting—the south bank of the Rappahannock River—and families have moved over time from one county to the other. Both counties were supportive of the American cause in the American Revolution\, but they reacted to the Revolution in some distinctly different ways. One county\, for example\, sent church representatives to seek support for the patriot cause\, while the other sent a sheriff to demand a 10% of livestock and crops for support of American troops. One county was the first in Virginia to send aid to Massachusetts after the British responded to the Boston Tea Party by closing Boston Harbor\, while the other included in the county resolves the reflection that “reason and policy reclaim” against the destruction of property that had taken place in the Tea Party. \nDirector Tim Manley of the Essex County Museum and Historical Society will host a discussion of these different responses to the Revolution along with Wright Andrews on February 28th at 3PM at the Essex Museum\, 218 Water Lane in Tappahannock. Participants in the discussion will include Middlesex Journalist and Historian Larry Chowning and Robert W. Prichard\, Vice President of the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society. The gathering is a continuation of a discussion that began with a meeting on November 16\, 2025 at the Historic Middlesex County Courthouse.
URL:https://www.virginiasriverrealm.com/ajde_event/essex-and-middlesex-historians-to-discuss-local-response-to-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Essex County Museum\, 218 Water Lane\, Tappahannock\, VA\, 22560\, United States
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