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In every colony, from Georgia to New Hampshire inclusively, the stamp distributors and inspectors have been compelled by the unconquerable rage of the people to renounce their offices.
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Sumner notes the widespread refusal of stamp distributors to enforce the Stamp Act due to public outrage.
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