Boston 1775

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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Looking at “Leslie’s Retreat”

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Today Salem commemorates “Leslie’s Retreat” on 26 Feb 1775, so I’m highlighting Donna Seger’s Streets of Salem posting about that event....
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Thursday, April 06, 2017

A Boy’s View of “Leslie’s Retreat”

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My favorite account of “Leslie’s Retreat” appeared in the first volume of the Proceedings of the Essex Institute in 1856. It consists of ...
Tuesday, April 04, 2017

Making the “Salem Connection,” 7 Apr.

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On Friday, 7 April, I’ll speak at the Salem Athenaeum about “The Salem Connection: A Crucial Part of Massachusetts’s Secret Drive to Collec...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

“Retreat and Resistance” in Salem, 26 Feb.

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On Sunday, 26 February, Salem will have a “fun and informal reenactment” of the confrontation between Patriots and redcoats across the t...
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