The company was celebrated , in Boston , long after the American Revolution ended . Governor John Hancock and his son , John George Washington Hancock , presented the company with honor them , presenting a white silk flag , displaying a leaping buck and a pine tree , the symbol of New England , with the initials , " J-G-W-H " , of their benefactor , John George Washington Hancock . The original flag is held by the Massachusetts Historical Society . It is believed to have been made in Boston and presented , around 1789 , to the military company . According to '' The Liberator '' March 12 , 1858 during a commemoration of the 87th anniversary of the Boston Massacre among the African American American Revolution war relics and guests present was a aged woman who was identified as a " . . Mrs. Kay daughter of the Ensign who received the banner presented to the " Bucks of America " , were also present . " The Bucks of America medallion is an engraved , oval , silver , planchet , with the letters " MW " , on the bottom , thirteen stars , for the 13 United States , above a leaping buck , and a shield , with three , fleur de lis flowers , the crest , of the last , French , royal family , the Bourbons , as a symbol of the Franco-American , war alliance , made in honor and recognition of the All Black Patriot , militia company .
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
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