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John Adams diary 19, 16 December 1772 - 18 December 1773
" . . . net &c. Mr. Lynch still maintains the Character. Coll. Howorth attracted no Attention, untill he discovered his Antipathy to a catt . 1773. DECR. 17TH. Last Night 3 Cargoes of
Bohea Tea were emptied
into the Sea. This Morning a Man of War sails. This is the most magnificent Movement of all. There is a Dignity, a Majesty, a Sublimity, in this last Effort of the Patriots, that . . . "
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