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Letter from Cyrus Baldwin to Loammi Baldwin, 15 August 1765

Letter from Cyrus Baldwin to Loammi Baldwin, 15 August 1765

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    This letter, from one brother to another, describes in great detail the town's response to news of the Stamp Act. An effigy of the Stamp Master was hung from a tree and an unruly mob made it way through Boston, wreaking havoc along the way. Perhaps, writes Baldwin, this would serve as "Sufficient warning to others not to take Offices that Encroach upon American liberty."