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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 ...
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Snug Harbor Tavern – The Beginning
The Snug Harbor Tavern series of novels began with a short, bony-necked candle-maker making his way to a Boston harbor tavern. Heretofore, he had steered clear at night because half the taverns also s ...