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VGW(HU.775.013
11 Feb 1775:22 (1227)
Charlestown, Jan. 14. On Tuesday last the inhabitants of
Lexington sent sixty one 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 centre.
TO THE WORTHY INHABITANTS OF BOSTON AND 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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