Braintree
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
Contemporary Examples
The Original Power Couple Edith B. Gelles April 18, 2009
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Historical Examples
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson
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Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution John Adams
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An Address Delivered At The Interment Of Mrs. Harriet Storrs, Consort Of Rev. Richard S. Storrs, Braintree, Mass. July 11, 1834. John Codman
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Abigail Adams and Her Times Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
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