March 20, 1775

Dear Sarah,


Ever since the Act of Quebec was put in place, there are lots of problems around here.  When Quebec got the Ohio Valley,  the people in the Thirteen Colonies grew angry, because they had wanted that land for decades.  And it gets even worse.  To try to keep the Thirteen Colonies under control after they declared independence, Britain passed many laws that affected the colonies.  A few years ago, there was a "Stamp Act" that started a tax on every piece of printed paper.  This caused an outrage, and many colonists organized a boycott of British goods.  Later, there was a tax on tea, and lots of colonists boarded British ships, and dumped crates of tea into the harbor!  What a waste of tea!  If we wasted Ma's tea like that.... Lets just say that our ears wouldn't be there the next moment.  Now the Thirteen Colonies might revolt against Brittan.  I hear that they are now holding meetings called the Continental Congress.  I am worried for you, and hope you are safe, wherever you are.

Best Wishes,

George Davis Lanott

P.S. Soon I will try to come and find you.

P.P.S. I hope that the lack of tea in 1773 did not affect you.