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Great Britain. Acts. An act to discontinue... shipping... within the Harbour, of Boston [Port Bill]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00402 Author/Creator: Great Britain. Acts. Place Written: London Type: Pamphlet Date: 1774 Pagination: 9 p. 31 x 20 cm Order a Copy

The Boston Port Act. Paginated 515-522 + unpaginated title page.
[one of the five "Intolerable Acts"]

Great Britain. Acts

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