. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . FRANKLINS formerly on Milk street, A BOSTON BOY WHO BECAME FAMOUS. Benjamin Franklin. Born in Boston in 1706. IN BOSTON TOWN did that — the gentlemen - may - cry - peace - peace - but - there - is - no - peaceman. No; historians give the credit largely to Otis, Uncle Tom replied. He really made the first move toward independence, years before PatrickHenrys fiery speech. For when, in 1761, four years before the passageof the Stamp Act, James Otis, in the Superior Court
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . FRANKLINS formerly on Milk street, A BOSTON BOY WHO BECAME FAMOUS. Benjamin Franklin. Born in Boston in 1706. IN BOSTON TOWN did that — the gentlemen - may - cry - peace - peace - but - there - is - no - peaceman. No; historians give the credit largely to Otis, Uncle Tom replied. He really made the first move toward independence, years before PatrickHenrys fiery speech. For when, in 1761, four years before the passageof the Stamp Act, James Otis, in the Superior Court of Massachusetts, inthis very town of Boston, resisted the granting of what were called the Writsof Assistance, the first scene of the first act of opposition to British tyrannywas opened. Then and there, declared John Adams, fifty years after, thechild Independence was born. So, let usgive to James Otis the credit that is justlydue him. All right; let him have it ! said Jack,administering an appreciative and emphaticslap to a particularly large beef carcass thathung obtrusively in his path. Whereabouts did he live, UncleTom ? asked Bert. Right here in
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