*“Did You Know … ?”  That in January 1775, Lincoln was ready for economic
sacrifice in defiance of British rule, but not yet ready for war? *

Lincoln rarely (if ever) held a town meeting in the month of January.  But
it did on January 9, 1775.  And the town was in a defiant mood, ready to
make patriotic sacrifices — up to a point.  Would town meeting today vote
the same way?

Read more at:
https://www.lincolnhistoricalsociety.org/did-you-know/1775-lincoln-had-mixed-feelings

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