The Royal Customs House in Boston, Massachusetts, seizes the SS Liberty, owned by John Hancock, after some of the ship’s company locked an inspector in a cabin in an attempt to escape assessment of customs duties.
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References:
HMS Liberty (1768) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Liberty_(1768)
U.S. Banking Timeline
libertyforlife.com/banking/currency-us-timeline.html
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