All posts tagged "siege of Boston"
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14.4K7ConnecticutWilliam Hull Tries To Save Nathan Hale, Then Himself
As a young man, William Hull redeemed his friend Nathan Hale’s image. As an old man, Hull desperately tried to repair his...
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18.0K39MassachusettsJohn Hancock Snubs George Washington
In the fall of 1789, President George Washington spent 10 days in Massachusetts, greeted by large crowds of people — with the...
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27.2K4MassachusettsMather Byles, the Witty Loyalist Even the Patriots Liked
Boston’s Rev. Mather Byles was a Loyalist through and through. His loyalty to England never wavered throughout the American Revolution. What set...
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5.4K2MassachusettsThe British Plot to Poison Boston in 1776
In the days leading up to March 17, 1776, Massachusetts was on edge. British troops, under siege for nearly a year, prepared...
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6.0KPolitics and MilitaryIn 1776, Revolutionary War Soldier Lemuel Roberts Laughs Off Smallpox
Life in the Continental Army wasn’t all glory. A soldier bore disease and abominable conditions, indifferent and sometimes ineffective leadership and flat...
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6.3K6MassachusettsAlexander Scammell, the Lovesick Revolutionary War Hero
On a June night in 1777, Gen. Alexander Scammell poured out his heart in a letter to Abigail Bishop of Mistic, Mass....
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