01x31 - Bostonians

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I still I

know the truth will and

fall that's just to

wles a word now to the

wise the world was made to CH each a

surprise looking at life my own night

I'm searching for a hero to idolize

feeling pain as

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innocent I take my heart battle give

that freedom byatt get my Independence

decare it on the line the for your

freedom bring and patriotic voices sing

blue never give up you represent America

anding for a brigh day I listen to my

heart and I oy how can I see it any

other way I'm looking

at

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my here are some exciting scenes from

today's episode of Liberty's Kids we

engag the red coats and their Mohawk

allies outside of Newtown just a few

days ago I was hoping we capture their

murdering Chief Colonel Joseph brand but

so far he's managed to slip away I he's

the prize the devil that fought against

us in general booy's

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Army my dearest Abigail I write you from

France for what may be the last

time Congress and its infinite wisdom

has chosen not to reappoint me to my

diplomatic post after 18 months away

I'll be coming home my letters have been

restrained it's only for fear they would

be stolen by the British but Abigail do

not doubt my love for you it is all I

have left your dearest

friend

John take Heart John Adams and don't

count this adventure a failure thank you

doctor for all your kindnesses not at

all if I may have a word with John

Quincy by all

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means John Quincy one day the state of

our new nation will rest upon the

shoulders of young Lads like you in the

meantime try to have a little fun climb

a tree fly a kite yes sir Dr Franklin

but I do think I shall be better off

learning physics of all my

accomplishments the one I'm most proud

of I learned as a boy do you know what

that is no

sir there's your physics remember John

Quincy lost time is not found again

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better check your pie

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Sarah I do believe apple is my favorite

it's John's as well mother remember how

much he loves mince pie

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I'd almost forgotten if I don't see him

soon I swear I shall forget his

face how long has it been since you last

heard from him it seems like months I

don't know how much longer I can carry

on without him why did he only send me

two letters in 18 months when I wrote

him dozens

oh onrea fev that serves you right

Mrs Adams

look

Abigail

John father

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father oh my boys look at my

boys my dear John

Quincy it's so good to see you we missed

you oh Father I'm so glad you're home

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John Adams you're much too old to be

climbing trees nonsense got

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it John are you all right not even

bruised honestly what am I going to do

with you keep me here put me to work at

least I know we'll be appreciated for

you darling I know it sounds selfish but

I'm tired of sharing you with Congress

Paris and the revolution after all we've

been through these last few years I

understand and father sent me to the

finest acle in Paris that's French for

school say something else in French tell

us you like to eat fish that's

easy

Le and what is so so funny you just said

you like to eat

poison did not did too the poison poison

Le

fish what do you know have you ever been

to school do you know Latin or Greek

have you studied physics or chemistry no

but I know how to catch birds and

toads just as I thought you don't know

anything do

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you General John

Sullivan why if it isn't James Hiller

from Dr Franklin's newspaper I hope this

isn't a bad time not at all

Milad I heard that Congress ordered you

up here to fight the iroy only because

General Washington called it a necessity

after what they did to the families at

Wyoming in Cherry Valley men were

deserting and droves so they could go

home to protect their loved ones have

you done any fighting yet we engaged the

red coats and their Mohawk allies

outside of new town just a few days

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ago our Cannon sent them run running

like

rabbits I was hoping we'd capture their

m*rder in Chief Colonel Joseph brand but

so far he's managed to slip away Joseph

Brandt I he's the prize the devil that

fought against us in general Bin's Army

he was there when they massacred all

those women and children at Cherry

Valley as well how do you plan on

capturing him I have an army of 4,000

men we'll find Brandt even if it means

scorching the Earth between here and

Canada would you mind if I wrote a story

about it why not after all it could make

me a national

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hero John

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Adams honestly how could he have let his

clothes get into this state and present

himself to the court at versailes

Abigail Massachusetts holding a

convention drafting a new constitution

slow down John it's exactly what I

envisioned nothing like this has ever

been done before the citizens themselves

will actually have the chance to vote on

it as they should but what does that

have to do with us the good people of

brain Tre have asked me to be a delegate

but you've barely been home a week the

convention's close by and I'll be only

one of 250

delegates if your country needs you I

suppose you'll need

this would you think she'd be

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happy you should see some of their

castles that's what the iroy called

their

Villages living better than we do of

course that'll change after the are will

you really destroy everything the iroy

Confederacy had their chance to join us

but that devil brand convinced four of

the six Indian nations to side with the

British but what if you're destroying

crops that belong to the Indians on our

side fortun's a w*r Mead fortun's a

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w*r It Go

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look at

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it how am I supposed to prepare for

Harvard with all this racket going on

maybe you'd like to

try don't be

ridiculous tell you what I'll teach you

how to fly it if you help me me with my

reading and writing Are you seriously

proposing to trade my knowledge for

yours I even toss in my own method of

catching toads unless that's something

you're going to learn at

Harvard I'm sorry I laughed at you what

do you

say well I suppose we could try it great

here what do I do now have fun

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was that you I saw flying a kite today

John Quincy I was merely interested in

the physics of

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it AB children I have good news to share

the convention was a shambles until I

arrived then the delegates formed a

committee of 30 men to draft the

Constitution that committee turn chose a

subcommittee of three men who naturally

picked me that's Splendid John uh might

we talk outside for a

moment it's nothing just um continue

eating I thought you'd be pleased at the

honor I am John as I've always been

pleased at the work you've done for the

revolution but how much longer will this

go on you left me for 18 months now that

I've gotten you back I don't want to

lose you

again I'll work here at home home shut

away in your office I understand John I

really do but what about the children

little Thomas barely knows you look at

me how could John Adams leader of the

American Revolution turn down the chance

to write a document that may very well

serve as a model for a new nation what

about John Adams's father and husband

when do I get that John Adams back

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how could we have done

this what

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what are you doing here uh I I'm a

journalist writing a story for a

newspaper I am tyen Dana of the Mohawk

Nation I had nothing to do with this I

swear no just those you write about

General Sullivan's Army is only doing

this because Chief Joseph Brandt and his

Mohawks massacred women and children at

Cherry Valley what do you know of that

come with me journalist

and soon you will see which side is

truly

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Savage the people have always some

Champion Mercy champion

whom they set over them and nurse into

greatness this and no other is the root

from which a Ty rant Springs should I

keep going that's quite enough for one

day now it's my turn what would you like

to do first climb a tree or catch a toad

H catching a toad would be quite a dirty

business let's do that

what do you see here

trees a

river Farmland you see with a white

man's

eyes I look and I see the

past once thousands of my people

prospered

here Six Nations formed the M iry

Confederacy Mohawk Onida onandaga

kuga Sena and

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Tuscarora now because of the bostonians

that time has gone forever the

bostonians that is my name for John

Adams and the other American

revolutionaries the ones who seek to

make of this their nation and who will

take this land that was meant for all to

share have you ever thought of writing

about that but the English are far worse

are you hungry

journalist I suppose I will fill your

belly with the taale of the English and

Joseph

Brandt I'm sorry if my mood is dark

Sarah with your permission Mrs Adams may

I speak from my own experience by all

means after not seeing my father for so

many years not knowing whether he was

alive or dead I had to leave him in Ohio

then I went to England to be with my

mother only to leave her again as well

it's because of the w*r Mrs Adams the

fight for

liberty thank you for reminding me of

what I'd almost forgotten these are

indeed times that call for great

sacrifices but even more so for great

strength and

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understanding Joseph Brandt was raised

by an Englishman Sir William Johnson

Britain superintendent of Indian Affairs

Sir William brought Joseph to

Connecticut saw to his education even

married his

sister Joseph joined the Anglican church

and even translated part of the Bible

into the language of our

fathers have you been to England no

Joseph brand as chief of the Mohawks

sailed there on an English

ship he saw plays by Shakespeare

he even broke bread with King

George the British warned Joseph brand

that the bostonians would steal our

lands if we remained neutral our mothers

and sisters were afraid what would you

have done in our

situation I don't know Joseph trusted

the British and the promises to protect

us yet by sighting with them we have

given the bostonians good reason to take

our lands like a prophecy come true we

have brought our our own destruction

Upon Our

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Heads John will you walk with me

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now reach under and grab

it go

on got it I dub the King

George across this river is the great

castle of my people the nice GR longer

and the days colder tell me journalist

what will my people eat this winter

where will they live we supplied food

for the British soldiers who will feed

us

now oh Brave New World that has such

people in it William Shakespeare the

English playright once I thought to

translate his words as well now there

seems no

point you you're him you're Colonel

brand

why didn't you want me to know one can

only tell the truth when he has seen it

with both

eyes what a

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story I've written about the form of

government and its guarantees freedom of

speech freedom of the press and so on

yet something is still missing if I may

you know how much I value your thoughts

perhaps you need to include a section

that captures not just the form of

government but but its hopes and dreams

for our people as well yes yes but what

are those hopes and

dreams let Early Education be a sour of

amusement you will then be better able

to find out the natural Ben I quite

agree don't you King

George of

course it shall be the duty of this

Commonwealth to cherish the interests of

Education of literature and the Sciences

of public schools and grammar schools in

the towns to encourage the

Arts to promote the principles of

humanity and general benevolence public

and private charity honesty and

sincerity good humor and generous

sentiments among the people

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I've got a letter from Abigail

Adams may I read it please I'm a good

reader now I don't see why

not let's see my dear Sarah I trust this

letter find you safe and well at Dr

Franklin's in

Phil Delphia very good hry the children

all Miss you and H very much they miss

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me the constan

con here you can read this part the

Constitutional Convention unanimously

ratified John's document and the people

of Massachusetts will soon vote to

accept or reject it as I write this I

must tell you how empty the house feels

now Congress wrote to John asking him to

return to France to negotiate a peace

treaty with Great Britain without so

much as a word to me first he

accepted Charles is old enough to go

with him now John Quincy however wanted

to stay here with

me I told him these are times in which a

genius would wish to live it is a time

when Great Character is formed thank you

sir for helping me remember that great

Necessities call out great virtues all

will be well

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look life through my searching for a

hero to idiz feeling the pain as

inocent looking at my

I take my heart battle give that freedom

get

my it on the line blue never up you

represent America

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