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... British while Adams several times advised his wife that if the British were successful in Massachusetts she should take their children and " fly to the woods . " If the British had been successful in the war , the patriots , like the ...
... British while Adams several times advised his wife that if the British were successful in Massachusetts she should take their children and " fly to the woods . " If the British had been successful in the war , the patriots , like the ...
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... British frigate Rose stopped a Marblehead ship in Massachusetts Bay and sent a press - gang aboard under the command of a lieutenant named Panton . It searched the ship and found four sailors hidden in the forepeak . " Michael Corbet ...
... British frigate Rose stopped a Marblehead ship in Massachusetts Bay and sent a press - gang aboard under the command of a lieutenant named Panton . It searched the ship and found four sailors hidden in the forepeak . " Michael Corbet ...
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... British government ; he wanted to convince his countrymen that their affection for the British connection was not re- ciprocated . When he was working on the first petition to the King , his daughter Hannah remarked on the marvel that ...
... British government ; he wanted to convince his countrymen that their affection for the British connection was not re- ciprocated . When he was working on the first petition to the King , his daughter Hannah remarked on the marvel that ...
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