nov 2, 1772 - Committees of Correspondence

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The first Committee was born on November 2nd, 1772, organized by Samuel Adams. Adams enabled the whole colony of Massachusetts to have access to patriot text. The spread of these committees happened very quickly through urban centers, and Adams urged rural inland towns to develop committees as well.

During this time, volumes of written work was emerging in the American colonies on the subject of British policies. In order to spread the power of the written word from colony to colony, Committees of Correspondence were established.

These committees became the spine of colonial interaction. Before the Tea crisis had passed, each colony had a central committee designed to coordinate discussion with the other twelve colonies.

The Committees of Correspondence became the building blocks on which national unity could begin to build its foundation.

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