You have probably been by the house on Canton Avenue a hundred times.  It is the attractive,  grey colonial building with the white sign proclaiming it the home of the Sufflolk Resolves.

On September 6, 1774, Joseph Warren introduced the Suffolk Resolves. Three days later, on this day, September 9th, they were edited and approved here in Milton, MA. The document denounced the Intolerable Acts, or Coercive Acts, that had recently been passed by the British Parliament, and specifically resolved to:

1. boycott British imports, curtail exports, and refuse to use British products;
2. pay “no obedience” to the Massachusetts Government Act or the Boston Port Bill;
3. demand resignations from those appointed to positions under the Massachusetts Government Act;
4. refuse payment of taxes until the Massachusetts Government Act was repealed;
5. support a colonial government in Massachusetts free of royal authority until the Intolerable Acts were repealed;
6. urge the colonies to raise militia of their own people.

You can learn more from the Wikipedia entry here.

Related links:

• Milton Historical Society homepage
• Website of the Milton Historical Commission