Boston 1775

Continuing my speculation about what might have happened if Paul Revere and William Dawes hadn’t alerted Lexington about the regulars ...

Here are a few more observations on the sources I examined in my hunt for traces of Dr. Samuel Prescott this month. First, in 1835 Lemuel...

On 27 Nov 1777, the Independent Chronicle newspaper of Boston reported on a ship sailing under a flag of truce: Last Sunday returned here ...

In 1835, as quoted yesterday , Lemuel Shattuck wrote that Dr. Samuel Prescott was captured on a privateer and died as a prisoner of war ...

A couple of days ago , I quoted an 1824 Concord newspaper saying that on 18 Apr 1775 Dr. Samuel Prescott had been out on “a visit to the l...

Around the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord , more details about Dr. Samuel Prescott came into print. As I qu...

When Paul Revere described his ride with William Dawes to the Rev. Jeremy Belknap in 1798, he wrote: “We were overtaken by a young Docter...

One of the questions after my online talk for the Army Heritage Center Foundation last week led me to discussing Dr. Samuel Prescott and ho...

Fox television is promoting a couple of upcoming shows based on the American Revolution. Sort of. The Fox News Channel has a series call...

On 22 Apr 1850, three days after the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord , justice of the peace Ebenezer Roc...

Saturday, 12 April, seems to be the start of this year’s commemoration of the Battle of Lexington and Concord . I know of four events tha...

At 2:45 P.M. on Saturday, 7 April, the Lincoln Minute Men and Minute Man National Historical Park will host the annual Paul Revere Capture...

On the remaining Wednesdays in September, the Paul Revere Memorial Association [i.e., the Paul Revere House , getting fancy] is presenting a...

As promised , this posting continues my extended response to Garden Keeper ’s thoughtful comment on the posting “Without Paul Revere.” That...

Today is the anniversary of Paul Revere ’s 18-19 Apr 1775 ride to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams that British troops we...