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"The following was dispersed in Hand Bills among the worthy Citizens of Philadelphia ..."
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- Coming of the American Revolution
This appeal, a reprint in the Boston-Gazette, and Country Journal, was originally distributed as a handbill in Philadelphia, in response to the Tea Act. Written by Philadelphia merchant Thomas Mifflin, an opponent of the Stamp Act and a proponent of nonimportation, the appeal describes the injustice of the Tea Act and impels colonists to refuse shipments of British tea.