Copies of Copies: British-Intercepted Letters During the Revolutionary War

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Copies of Copies: British-Intercepted Letters During the Revolutionary War

09/04/2025 02:00 PM EDT

To gauge American sentiments at the start of the Revolutionary War, the British government ordered American letters opened, read, and copied at London’s post office. Today copies of those copies are at the Library of Congress.

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