▁the ▁British ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁John ▁Han cock ' s ▁s loop ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁on ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 7 6 8 . ▁Han cock ' s ▁boat ▁was ▁seized ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁un loaded ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁c ask s ▁( 3 , 1 5 0 ▁gall ons ) ▁of ▁Made ira ▁wine , ▁and ▁a ▁dispute ▁arose ▁over ▁import ▁duties . ▁The ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁caused ▁ri ots ▁to ▁er upt ▁among ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Boston . ▁ ▁Made ira ▁wine ▁was ▁a ▁favorite ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁to ast ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁George ▁Washington , ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton , ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin , ▁and ▁John ▁Adams ▁are ▁also ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁appreciated ▁the ▁qual ities ▁of ▁Made ira . ▁The ▁wine ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ' s ▁aut obi ography . ▁On ▁one ▁occasion , ▁Adams ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁wife , ▁Ab ig ail , ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁quantities ▁of ▁Made ira ▁he ▁consum ed ▁while ▁a ▁Massachusetts ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress . ▁A ▁bott le ▁of ▁Made ira ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁visit ing ▁Captain ▁James ▁Server ▁to ▁christ en ▁the ▁USS ▁Constitution ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁John ▁Marshall ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁appreciate ▁Made ira , ▁as ▁did ▁his ▁fellow ▁just ices ▁on ▁the ▁early ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Bro a ▁de ▁Av int es ,