In the spring and summer of 1774, news had reached Boston that Britain’s Parliament had invoked several measures in retaliation for the Destruction of the Tea in Boston Harbor, known as the “Intolerable Acts”. Samuel Adams and the Boston committee of correspondence developed a non-importation pledge known as the “Solemn League and Covenant”. The Covenant called for its signers to halt the purchase of British goods after August 31st. Westford was one of a small number of towns that supported the pledge.
Join Dan Lacroix as he looks at the history behind the document, Westford’s original copy, and the wide range of men who signed their names to the pledge and how they set Westford apart from other Massachusetts towns.
Dan Lacroix is a student of Westford’s 18th century history and webmaster of “westford1775.org“, a resource for Westford’s Revolutionary period history.
What is Westford 250? In 2025 the nation will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. Join the Westford Museum and Historical Society as we explore Westford’s history in the American Revolution and related stories.
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