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Sears, Isaac, 1730-1786 Certifying hearsay evidence re: John Hancock importing tea

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07474.01 Author/Creator: Sears, Isaac, 1730-1786 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1773/11/18 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Certifying third-hand mention that "I heard ...that Mr. John Hancock of Boston had imported the greatest quantity of tea... since the non-importation agreement."

Sears, Isaac, 1730-1786

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