tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post6821083248718543576..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: New Study of Dr. Benjamin ChurchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-43351629233315015652013-10-24T08:30:38.531-05:002013-10-24T08:30:38.531-05:00When he left the job of Massachusetts royal govern...When he left the job of Massachusetts royal governor and active military service, Thomas Gage took his office files home with him, as was common at the time. They remained in the attic of the Gage family's country mansion for decades. <br /><br />An American industrialist named William L. Clements got interested in collecting historical material in the late 1800s. He bought the Gage papers from the general's descendants, as well as papers from Henry Clinton, Nathanael Greene, Lord Germain, and Lord Shelburne. <br /><br />Then Clements gave his alma mater, the University of Michigan, a specialized library to process and house those papers. It's a fine institution, now undergoing some important renovations. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-40194004797181957702013-10-23T08:42:01.141-05:002013-10-23T08:42:01.141-05:00I haven't read the book yet, but Mr. Nagy gave...I haven't read the book yet, but Mr. Nagy gave a talk about it at the American Revolution Roundtable in New York City a few weeks ago which was well received. (The Coffee House on W. 44th Street) He spent a lot of time in Boston researching it along with time at the University of Michigan where the papers of Thomas Gage reside. (not sure how Gage's papers got to Michigan - possibly a topic for a blog post in future)JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961930732125748800noreply@blogger.com