'Black Powder Musket Coffee Company' found in 250-year-old Revolutionary War records
The Boston Tea Party was a front.
By R.J. Williams
Historians have uncovered printed and hand-written evidence of America's early interest in coffee dating to the American Revolution, and in a surprise to many, its purveyors were skilled soldiers, supporters of private firearm ownership, and savvy merchants.
"It's important to note what we have and have not found," says Columbia Universit…
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