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The thirteen stars most likely represented the original thirteen colonies who "seceded" from the English union

Thus as Chairman of the Senate Committee for the District of Columbia he drafted a provision for the abolition of the slave trade in the District and as President caused an article to be inserted in the Treaty of Washington (1842) for the maintenance of a squadron by the United States and Great Britain

Each set comes with one sticker of each flag

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"Death before dishonor" Maryland Shirt Cobb The thirteen stars most likely"Death before dishonor" Maryland Shirt quote taken from original set of Maryland letterhead.