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To: fugazi
The Revolution almost touched off in Salem in February of ‘75. The British backed down for time being but a Miss Sarah Tarrant almost got it going again with her mouth after a trooper pointed a musket at her. Paraphrasing now in modern parlance “You don't scare us MF’er pull the trigger if you got the balls which you don't “

Cooler heads prevailed and the Brits withdrew. http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2009/04/sarah-tarrant.html
https://historicipswich.org/2014/07/05/leslies-retreat-or-how-the-revolutionary-war-almost-began-in-salem/

52 posted on 04/20/2018 8:36:37 AM PDT by Polynikes ( Hakkaa palle)
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To: Polynikes

Interesting chronicle!


53 posted on 04/20/2018 8:57:10 AM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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