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An historical anecdote…
May 1, 2010 by TimHughes 
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The following item from the “Massachusetts Centinel” of Boston, August 29, 1787, is evidence of some timely humor when the country was awaiting the results of the Constitutional Convention.
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Filed under: The 1700's, Unusual, Fun & Bizarre
Tagged: 1700's, constitutional convention, humor, Massachusetts Centinel, Philadelphia
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