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Tag: 1773

Madame Shatswell’s Cup of Tea

December 16, 2023March 15, 2024 Gordon Harris3 Comments

Madame Shatswell loved her cup of tea, and as a large store had been stored for family use before the hated tax was imposed, she saw no harm in using it as usual. News of the treason spread throughout the town.

Posted in Legends, People, Revolutionary War, StoriesTagged 1773, Ipswich, Revolutionary War, Shatswell, tea
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