The connection with the masons.......................


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Revere's business began to suffer when the British economy entered a recession in the years following the Seven Years' War, and declined further when the Stamp Act of 1765 resulted in a further downturn in the Massachusetts economy.^[13] Business was so poor that an attempt was made to attach his property in late 1765.^[14] To help make ends meet he even took up dentistry, a skill set he was taught by a practicing surgeon who lodged at a friend's house.^[15] One client was Doctor Joseph Warren, a local physician and political opposition leader with whom Revere formed a close friendship.^[16][17] Revere and Warren, in addition to having common political views, were also both active in the same local Masonic lodges.^[18]