[Ads-l] Antedating of "Boston Tea Party"

[Baker, John]

Nice find, Fred.  Here is an antedating of "tea party," which the OED dates to 1778.  John Coakley Lettsom, The Natural History of the Tea-Tree 36 (1772) (Google Books):

"I remember a diverting incident which happened to a Tea party, who went into the country to spend an afternoon together.  The water that was boiled for Tea, was brought from a chalybeate spring; when this water was poured into the Tea pot on the leaves, it turned immediately like ink, whereby the company were both surprised at the phenomenon, and disappointed of their refreshment."


John Baker


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Boston tea party (OED 1864)

1825 _New-York Daily Advertiser_ 26 Dec. 2/2 (America's Historical Newspapers) By W. P. Hawes -- The _Boston Tea Party_ -- May tyrants and oppressors throughout the world be speedily invited to a like entertainment.

Fred Shapiro

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