large quantity of sugar and coffee unspecified sense

Abigail Adams

• merchants have secreted large quantity of sugar and coffee July 31, 1777 ⟨Boston, 1777⟩
  assertsnegativesource: coffee-pg28500

  the great scarcity occasioned by the merchants having secreted a large quantity

  judge verdicts (2)

  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. Abigail Adams explicitly writes in her letter dated July 31, 1777, that "the great scarcity occasioned by the merchants having secreted a large quantity" of sugar and coffee, which is precisely what the claim states with appropriate attribution to her viewpoint.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to Abigail Adams (not the author). The stance of 'asserts' matches how the passage presents the claim - Abigail states it as fact in her letter. The sentiment is appropriately negative given the context of criticism of merchant hoarding. The time qualifier correctly identifies July 31, 1777, consistent with the passage's date attribution and the letter's content. The context of 'Boston, 1777' is accurate per the passage. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim about merchants secreting supplies.