Welcome to Kent County, Maryland Chestertown Tea Party Source: History of Kent County Maryland, 1630-1916, Fred G Usilton. Submitted by Brenda Duckworth Throwing Tea Overboard in the  Chestertown Harbor            The brigantine Geddes arrived in Chestertown in 1774 with a small lot of dutiable tea for some of the neighboring counties. The inhabitants assembled in town meeting May 12, and held indignation meetings and threw the tea overboard. This same day the tea was thrown overboard in Boston harbor. In June and July Chestertown received a letter from Boston thanking citizens for benevolence towards the poor of the metropolis. It seems as if this town was the only place in Maryland that sent subscriptions to Boston and Charlestown, Mass. They sent several vessels loaded with provisions. History of Kent County Maryland, 1630-1916, Fred G Usilton   ©2007 Genealogy Trails