Colony Bay TV » Poor http://colonybay.tv Great story. Just a click away. Sat, 13 Apr 2019 06:46:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 1777 Wisdom: Lower Taxes, Increase Wealth http://colonybay.tv/1777-wisdom-lower-taxes-increase-wealth/ http://colonybay.tv/1777-wisdom-lower-taxes-increase-wealth/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:57:09 +0000 http://www.colonybay.net/w/?p=2065 In September of 1777, the gentleman at the right, François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois was traveling from Boston to Philadelphia, as secretary of the French legation to the newly born United States.    On the 6th of the month, some 22 miles outside of Boston, he had this to say about the inhabitants of New England: No […]

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