On this day 250 years ago, Samuel Adams wrote Arthur Lee in London to tell him about the Boston Tea Party. Adams summed up his enthusiasm for the Patriots’ action opposing the Tea Act: “You cannot imagine the height of joy that sparkles in the eyes and animates the countenances as well as the hearts of all we meet on this occasion.”

Source: https://genius.com/Samuel-adams-statesman-letter-to-arthur-lee-december-31-1773-annotated