The descendants of the American revolutionaries who won their country’s freedom from the British want to pay Bermuda back for the gunpowder stolen in 1775.

More than $4,000 has been raised for the Island’s charities by a team of delegates coming to Bermuda to commemorate the famous event, in which locals plotted with the fledgling United States to steal British gunpowder and give it to the American cause.

This week’s celebrations include the placing of a historical marker on Friday at Port Royal Golf Course, honouring Thomas and St George Tucker — both of whom were instrumental in organising the plot.

On Saturday, in the run-up to the recreation at Tobacco Bay, a plaque will be placed at the site of the Gunpowder Magazine, after the delegates meet in St George’s at 4.45pm.

The re-enactment occurs at 6pm, with a sign to be placed at Tobacco Bay commemorating the infamous night of 240 years ago.

The delegation comprises embers of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Children of the American Revolution, which have raised money by selling commemorative pins.

The group plans to make presentations to the Bermuda National Trust, the St. George’s Foundation, the Friends of St Peter’s Church, the Family Centre, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Bermuda.

The commemorations have grown out of three years of commemorations, building up to the finale in October 2015 at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, which was the site of the negotiations between Benjamin Franklin and the Bermuda delegation to the Continental Congress.

• To read the full statement on the Gunpowder Plot commemorations, click on the PDF under “related media”.