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In this letter to Mercy Otis Warren dated 23 March 1776, James Bowdoin discusses independence as "absolutely necessary to the well-being of the Colonies." read more
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REGISTER HERE Mary Beth Norton will give us a preview of her new book, a narrative history of the “long year” of 1774, or the ...
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