Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-19
This IS PEGGY STEWART DAY.
ITS SLIGHT OBSERVANCE BY
THE D. A. R. CHAPTER.
Exercises AT The Public School
OF Most Instrueting
Nature.
NO FLAG DISPLAYED ON DOME
OF THE STATE HOUSE.

Today, October 10. is the one hun.
dred thirty first anniversary of the
burning of the Peggy Stewart off
Wind Mill Point, old Fort Severn
now the Naval Academy. Ii IS known
as Peggy Stewart Day and is one of
the most historic occasions in the an
nails of Maryland history.
In l714 Anthony Stewart, the owner
of the brig, was forced 10y a party of
colonists in broad daylight to set fire
TO his brig Peggy Stewart. with its
cargo of boxed tea. From her window
in the Peggy Stewart House on Han
over street, now occupied by Mr. Law
renee Bailliere, Mrs, Stewart watched
the brig burn to the waters edge
The house is today one of the most
historically interesting sites in the
town.
The facts of the burning of the
Peggy Stewart are, unfortunately,
not so welt known as they ought to be-
McSherry in his History of Mary
land gives this account:
Nor was it long before he firmness
of the importation associator $
was Il led and if the tea party of Bos.
ton has been thought worthy of re-.
nown, the tea party Of Annapolis,
former in every respect, should not be
forgotten. =
"On the 14th of October. l114. the
brig Peggy Stewart arrived at Annap-
oils, having in ats cargo "a few pack
ages of tea consigned % Thomas Will
Jams & Co. The duty was paid by
Mr.. Anthony Stewart, the owner of
the vessel This submission TO the
oppressive enactment Of Parliament
called forth the deepest feeling. a
public meeting was held at which the
owner of the vessel and the Messrs
Williams, the consignees. in the most
humble manner. apOlOgiZed for their
offense and consented 20 the burning
of the tea. Bat the people We're de.
termined 60 exact a more signal vindi b.
cation of their rights; the easy COM
pliance of Mr. Stewart with the act
had aroused their anger aud threats
were poured out against his vessel aud
himself
Alarmed at the impending danger,
Mr.. Stewart, by the advice of Charles
Carroll of Carrollton, to soothe the
violence of the people and make
amends for bis fault, offered to destroy
the vessel with his own hand. The
proposition was accepted, and while
the people gathered in crowds upon the
shores TO witness its consummation
Mr.. Stewart, accompanied by the con-
signees, went on board the brig, ran
her ground on Windmill Point and
set fire to her in the presence of the
multitude. -
The day was not observed in Annap-
oils with any great ceremony, not even
the national nor state colors were dis.
played from the dome of the State
House, which was certainly an over
sight on the part of somebody. The
Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter, d.
A. r., held its annual meeting this
afternoon and elected officers. Mrs
J. dep. Douw is Regent of the Chap
ter and Mrs J. q. Cresap, historian
After the business meeting a program
suggestive of the day was carried out
and a paper was read on the IS Burning
of the Peggy Stewart " The meeting
was held at the residence of Mrs
Douw, the Regent, at Murray Hill.
Al the public schools the whole
history session was devoted TO the
study of the origin Of the day, and
the instruction in this leaf of the state
and city history. The observance in
this manner was given in the various
grades of the school and no general or
concerted observance, such as that of
last year, was held.