American-whiskey context or explicitly comparative research; retain attribution and limits.
Curtis, revised-and-updated2018edition; PDF page numbers are supplied-file positions, not inferred print pagination. Revere rum stop remains plausible but unproven, reenactment not evidence. Quantities/counts competing estimates. Narrative'sStampAct placementafter1766 andValleyForgeDecember1778 chronology require check;firstblood1775claim qualified pendingcounterexamples. No monocausal revolution claim.
Rum manufacturing, differential island supplies, smuggling, MolassesAct1733 and SugarAct1764 connect Atlantic supply with colonial politics. Medford regional reputation and Hall/Lawrence continuity offer brands/place leads. Rum provision/currency fed armies and shortages affected trade.
PDF 85-103
Medford, molasses regulation and Revolution
Entire supplied PDF read and visually inspected1–275. Verified means paraphrase located and faithful, not independent validation of all source claims. No direct quotation designated.
No access / Whiskey Excerpts Database (USWA)
Located original paraphrase; fidelity to the source is not independent validation of every claim.
Evidence
Rum manufacturing, differential island supplies, smuggling, MolassesAct1733 and SugarAct1764 connect Atlantic supply with colonial politics. Medford regional reputation and Hall/Lawrence continuity offer brands/place leads. Rum provision/currency fed armies and shortages affected trade.
Location and context
Curtis2018, supplied PDF 85-103. Medford, molasses regulation and Revolution. Full supplied-file reading and visual review complete.
Revere rum stop remains plausible but unproven, reenactment not evidence. Quantities/counts competing estimates. Narrative'sStampAct placementafter1766 andValleyForgeDecember1778 chronology require check;firstblood1775claim qualified pendingcounterexamples. No monocausal revolution claim.
Annotation
Literature Note 