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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06657.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | Request for donations for the poor of Boston |
| Date | ca. 25 October 1774 |
| Author | Boston (Mass.). Committee of Donations |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Broadside listing the twenty six members of the committee (including Samuel Adams, Thomas Boylston, and John Adams) seeks donations in accord with their mission to relieve the "Poor, suffering by means of the Act of Parliament, commonly called the Boston Port-Bill." Discusses the plans and projects supported by the committee. Accompanied Samuel Adams's letter to Ezekiel Williams seeking a donation (see GLC06657.01). The verso mentions a meeting on 25 October 1774 in which ten members joined the committee; their names are listed. |
| Subjects | Continental Congress Congress Revolutionary War Siege of Boston Charity and Philanthropy Diet and Nutrition Poverty Boston Port Bill |
| People | Adams, Samuel (1722-1803) Boylston, Thomas (1721-1798) Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |