tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post2487303018716482884..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: “A sad tale to relate” Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-14357117193523051402014-02-10T12:25:16.148-05:002014-02-10T12:25:16.148-05:00I didn't tell the whole story on the blog this...I didn't tell the whole story on the blog this month, but John Derby did indeed cross the Atlantic much faster than the usual 47 days. He arrived in London on the evening of 28 May 1775, so his journey took only a month. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-58844714953465336232014-02-10T11:58:13.970-05:002014-02-10T11:58:13.970-05:00Interesting to learn the time it took for news to ...Interesting to learn the time it took for news to travel across the ocean in 1775. I was unable to hear your talk; I live in New York. (Please provide link to video if you can!). I was confused by the dates provided in this post and your previous as to how long it took Derby to get the colonialists' account of Lexington/Concord to London. Did he succeed in besting the Brits' time of 47 days? Roxanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084870484905646875noreply@blogger.com