tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post116137341109127215..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: John Adams's Tale of the "Irish Infant"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-86104013454173567062020-02-25T12:39:51.549-05:002020-02-25T12:39:51.549-05:00The Adams Papers editors have detected other ways...The Adams Papers editors have <a href="https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/01-03-02-0016-0016" rel="nofollow"> detected other ways</a> that Adams’s reminiscence about how he defended Capt. Preston and the soldiers doesn’t square with the documentary record.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-82024173838592191002020-02-25T12:38:57.624-05:002020-02-25T12:38:57.624-05:00The Royal Navy captain Arthur Forrest was in the W...The Royal Navy captain <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Forrest_(Royal_Navy_officer)" rel="nofollow">Arthur Forrest</a> was in the West Indies in early 1770. In addition, Adams would have referred to him by his rank, not as “Mr. Forrest.” So while I appreciate the effort to explain the discrepancies of this story, I don’t think that’s the right lead.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-23011761215473249842020-02-25T11:47:48.316-05:002020-02-25T11:47:48.316-05:00Hi, Mr Bell. I have found a Captain Forrest who wa...Hi, Mr Bell. I have found a Captain Forrest who was the head of a ship HMS Wager, whose crew was accused of murdering two men in Boston, in an effort to impress them in 1745. Could this be the same Capt Forrest?Rebecca K. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450200194949573133noreply@blogger.com