On this date in 1774 several Annapolis merchants were forced by a mob to burn a brand new brigantine and all its cargo for paying the hated import duties passed by the British Parliament. Read about this much forgotten history from the point of view of the merchants who suffered a terrible loss in “The Burning of the Peggy Stewart” published in the “Maryland Historical Magazine” (vol. 5, no. 3, September 1910). Then stop by our newest exhibition, “The Unfinished Revolution,” to experience this important era of American history. Click on the "Maryland Historical Magazine Article" tab in our bio link to read the excerpt from the article "The Burning of the Peggy Stewart." Image: “The Burning of the Peggy Stewart,” oil on canvas, by Francis Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899), 1896. Maryland Commission on Artistic Property, MSA SC 1545-1111. #TheBurningofthePeggyStewart #FrancisBlackwellMayer #MarylandHistoricalMagazine #Maryland #MarylandHistory #Annapolis #TheUnfinishedRevolution #AmericanR...