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War in the Windward Passage and Ipswich Address 1756
Exhal from a Cape Francois letter reports a June 27 engagement with three French ships, English captives, and a vast French capture in the Windward Passage. A later Ipswich borough address urges Parliament toward Triennial elections, militia reform, and scrutiny of war spending, warning of peril to Britain and its colonies.
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