nov 11, 1773 - Benjamin Franklin insisted the British East India Company be reimbursed for the lost tea and even offered to pay for it himself.No one was hurt, and aside from the destruction of the tea and a padlock, no property was damaged or stolen during the Boston Tea Party. The participants reportedly swept the ships’ decks clean before they left.
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