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title: The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring and Feathering
author: Philip Dawe
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18149/the-bostonians-paying-the-excise-man-or-tarring-an/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-11-14
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# The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring and Feathering

_Authored by Philip Dawe_

## Image File

[![The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring and Feathering](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18149.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18149.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring and Feathering, political cartoon attributed to Philip Dawe, depicting several Bostonian Sons of Liberty forcing tea down the throat of a British tax collector, who has already been tarred and feathered. The Boston Liberty Tree can be seen in the background on the right side, with a noose hanging from it; on the left side of the background, the [Boston Tea Party](https://www.worldhistory.org/Boston_Tea_Party/) takes place. Printed for Robert Sayer & John. Bennett, Map & Printseller, No. 53, Fleet Street as the Act directs, October 1774.

John Carter Brown Library, Providence.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Dawe, P. (2023, November 14). The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring and Feathering. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18149/the-bostonians-paying-the-excise-man-or-tarring-an/>
### Chicago
Dawe, Philip. "The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring and Feathering." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 14, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18149/the-bostonians-paying-the-excise-man-or-tarring-an/>.
### MLA
Dawe, Philip. "The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring and Feathering." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Nov 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18149/the-bostonians-paying-the-excise-man-or-tarring-an/>.

## License & Copyright

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