"Sons of Liberty", source thereof

[Victor Steinbok]

Solid and fair analysis. Thanks.

     VS-)

On 8/7/2012 10:35 AM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> I had not researched this earlier, since I was
> only interested in documenting written use of the
> phrase and not in speculating about its
> circulation across the Atlantic.  But I had heard
> (elsewhere) about Ingersoll, the writer, and
> Fitch, the recipient.  Were they Loyalists or
> patriots?  I suspect the answer is "conflicted".
>
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