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John Hancock autograph letter signed to [Celia] Boyle, April 8, 1775

John Hancock autograph letter signed to [Celia] Boyle, April 8, 1775

Contents Introduction Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775 Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775 Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775 In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775 Gallery of Letters John Hancock autograph letter signed to [Celia] Boyle, April 8,...
The Humble Address of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament Assembled

The Humble Address of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament Assembled

Contents Introduction Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775 Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775 Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775 In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775 Gallery of Letters The Humble Address of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and...
Silas Deane to Patrick Henry, January 2, 1775

Silas Deane to Patrick Henry, January 2, 1775

Contents Introduction Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775 Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775 Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775 In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775 Gallery of Letters Silas Deane autograph letter signed to Patrick Henry, January 2,...
Silas Deane to Patrick Henry, January 2, 1775

Gallery of Letters

Contents Introduction Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775 Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775 Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775 In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775 Gallery of Letters Gallery of Letters Silas Deane autograph letter signed to Patrick...
In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775

In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775

Contents Introduction Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775 Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775 Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775 In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775 Gallery of Letters In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775...
Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775

Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775

Contents Introduction Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775 Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775 Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775 In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775 Gallery of Letters Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775...
Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775

Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775

Contents Introduction Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775 Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775 Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775 In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775 Gallery of Letters Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775...
Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775

Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775

Contents Introduction Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775 Expecting a Tumult: March–April 17, 1775 Lexington and Concord: April 18–19, 1775 In the Aftermath: April 19–June 12, 1775 Gallery of Letters Massachusetts Bay: 1774–February 1775...
Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775

Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775

“Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775” explores the early months of 1775 in Massachusetts, the battles of April 19, and their immediate aftermath, giving an account of the events that ignited a nearly eight-year Revolutionary War between the British Empire and its American colonies.