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Instructions for Independence, Acton, Massachusetts (June 14, 1776) – Declaration Project

Instructions for Independence, Acton, Massachusetts (June 14, 1776)

Editor’s note:  On June 14, 1776, inhabitants of the town of Acton, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, apparently left out of an earlier opportunity “to express their minds with respect to the important question of American Independence,” make it clear here that they are ready to break from Britain, convinced as they are that “the present age will be … Continue reading Instructions for Independence, Acton, Massachusetts (June 14, 1776)

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