Patriot Connections and Early Support
- When
- undated
- Where
- Andover, Massachusetts
- Part of
- Founding of Phillips Academy
Phillips and Eliphalet Pearson manufactured gunpowder for the Continental Army, and prominent Revolutionary figures including Washington, Hancock, and Revere maintained links with the academy.
Samuel Phillips and Eliphalet Pearson, later Andover's first head of school, manufactured gunpowder for the Continental Army, and the founders sought to stock the school library with books confiscated from fleeing Loyalists. John Hancock signed the academy's articles of incorporation, Paul Revere designed its seal, and George Washington visited while president in 1789; eight of his nephews and grandnephews attended Andover.
Sources
- Phillips Academy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
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