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DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY

\dˈɔːtəz ɒv lˈɪbəti], \dˈɔːtəz ɒv lˈɪbəti], \d_ˈɔː_t_ə_z ɒ_v l_ˈɪ_b_ə_t_i]\

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1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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A society of women formed in Boston in 1769-70, who pledged themselves not to buy goods from British importers and shopkeepers, and to help on the cause of liberty.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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