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NM.775.003
30 Jan 1775:13 (856)
Charlestown, Jan. 14, 1775. . . . On Tuesday last the
inhabitants of Lexington sent 61 loads of wood and some
money, as a present to the poor sufferers by the Boston port
bill. . . . On one of the sleds was hoisted the union flag,
with the following inscription in its center:
To the worthy inhabitants of Boston & Charlestown.
Ye noble patriots! constant, firm and true.
Your country's safety much depends on you;
In patient suffering greatly persevere,
From cold, from famine, you have nought to fear;
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