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Tag: Worcester

“A State of Nature”, Worcester in 1774

December 5, 2022January 5, 2025 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Worcester patriots

"In Worcester, they keep no Terms, openly threaten Resistance by Arms, have been purchasing Arms, preparing them, casting Ball, and providing Powder, and threaten to attack any Troops who dare to oppose them....the flames of sedition spread universally throughout the country beyond conception.” -Gen. Thomas Gage

Posted in History, Revolutionary WarTagged 1774, Revolutionary War, Worcester

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