by Benjamin Hichborn Date: December 10, 1775 “… One Drew now a Lieutenant of the [HMS] Scorpion or Viper, I am uncertain which, and Bruce a private belonging to the [HMS] Preston, landed on Bunkers Hill, soon after the battle of the 17th of June…. In a day or two after, Drew went upon the […]
about Warren 1775
by John Adams to Josiah Quincy, Sr. Date: July 29, 1775 We jointly lament the loss of a Quincy, and a Warren; two characters, as great in proportion to their age, as any that I have ever known in America. Our country mourns the loss of both, and sincerely sympathises with the feelings of the […]
Date: July 29, 1775 To Josiah Quincy [Sr.] We jointly lament the loss of a Quincy, and a Warren; two characters, as great in proportion to their age, as any that I have ever known in America. Our country mourns the loss of both, and sincerely sympathises with the feelings of the mother of the […]
Date: September 5, 1775 Author: [Anonymous] “The Provincials, covered by a small orchard, near the lines of the Boston Neck fortification, often picked out a centinel with their rifle-men; and at the periods of relieving guard in the night, they usually wound or kill some. In retaliation, an Irish soldier is posted in a small […]
Author: [Anonymous] Date: September 2, 1775 “The death of Dr. Warren, who was killed at Bunker’s Hill on the 17th of June, was occaisioned in the following manner: When the Provincials were retreating in consequence of the three concurring circumstances, Charles Town being on fire, the ships cannonading, and the regulars advancing, the Doctor, with […]
In early April 1775, two weeks prior to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Joseph Warren arranged for the care of a young pregnant woman. Thought to have been Sally Edwards, she was identified only as Joseph Warren’s “fair incognita pregnans” in the account book of Dr. Nathaniel Ames, the physician, Dedham innkeeper, and old […]
by Dr. Benjamin Church, Jr. To General Thomas “In Committee of Safety – Camb. May.10.1775 – Sir- As we are meditating a Blow against our restless Enemies – We therefore enjoin you as you would Evidence your Regard to Your Country, forthwith upon Receipt of this Order to repair to the Town of Cambridge, with […]
by Thomas Gage Date: March 8, 1775 Letter to Capt De la Place 26th Regt: Ticonderoga “…no doubt have put you on your Guard against any attempts to Surprize your Fort; and I conclude that you have made Report thereof to Major General Carleton, to whom you will apply for any Succor you may stand […]
Author: Jonathan Norwood Date: June 5, 1775 [To Dr. John Warren posted from Falmouth, Casco Bay] “Sir, I suppose all thoughts of the West India Expedition are laid aside, and that you determine to exercise your talents for the benefit of your countrymen. I need not assure you how great satisfaction it would give me […]
Date: August, 17, 1775 Author: Miss Mercy Scollay [To Dr. Dix, posted from Watertown, Massachusetts] “I look upon the promise made my friend of writing him by first opportunity too sacred to omit, tho’ I’ve nothing yet of any consequence to say – My journey down [from Worcester] was safe and my little girls [Joseph […]
