Karpeles Document: A Proclamation of Neutrality During the French Revolution

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Upon request of the Federal Government, Samuel Adams, the revolutionary leader of the famous Boston Tea Party, issued a proclamation as Governor of Massachusetts in compliance with the U.S.treaty with France

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Karpeles Document: A Proclamation of Neutrality During the French Revolution