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Show Hancock a Real Patriot During the siege of Boston, Gen-eral Gen-eral Washington consulted congress upon the advisability of bombarding Boston. John Hancock, a distinguished distin-guished merchant, was the president of congress. When Washington's letter let-ter was read, a silence ensued, and all waited John Hancock's opinion. Naturally, he was personally Interested Inter-ested to a great degree, for his large and valuable estate was located In the heart of Boston. John Hancock, after a moment's silence, addressed the committee In the following words: "It Is true, sir; nearly all the property I have In the world is In houses and other real estate in the town of Boston; Bos-ton; but If the expulsion of the British Brit-ish army from It, and the liberties of the country, require their being burnt to ashes Issue the order Immediately Im-mediately for that purpose." The Market for Exchange. |