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1768 – Liberty is Confiscated
Unlike Sam Adams, John Hancock had little interest in politics until June 1768, when his sloop Liberty was confiscated by British customs commissioners, for smuggling and non-payment of customs duties ...
Unlike Sam Adams, John Hancock had little interest in politics until June 1768, when his sloop Liberty was confiscated by British customs commissioners, for smuggling and non-payment of customs duties ...