tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post7509810424320468499..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: A Musket Ball “whizzed by old Mrs. Hancock’s head”?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-41259734806173289232019-04-21T16:10:41.802-05:002019-04-21T16:10:41.802-05:00Definitely not a well aimed shot, given the elevat...Definitely not a well aimed shot, given the elevation that would be necessary, but it seems possible a redcoat near the belfry could have been facing toward that road and letting off a shot. Still, everything depends on the maximum range of a musket. And the reliability of these witnesses. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-10857596401815543052019-04-21T13:12:54.577-05:002019-04-21T13:12:54.577-05:00Also, the direction is wrong to have come from a r...Also, the direction is wrong to have come from a regular at the common aiming at Captain Parker's company, unless they were firing wide. There is a small barn behind the house, but I've no idea how it relates to the original. (I grew up around the corner from the former parsonage, so I'm very familiar with the ground.)<br />Chip Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295909282248115147noreply@blogger.com