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Barrett ' s , about twoʻiniles from the said bridge ; we then seeing several fires in
the town , thought the houses in Concord were in danger , and marched towards
the said bridge , and the troops that were ftationed there , observing our ...
Barrett ' s , about twoʻiniles from the said bridge ; we then seeing several fires in
the town , thought the houses in Concord were in danger , and marched towards
the said bridge , and the troops that were ftationed there , observing our ...
Page 32
Presently after this we saw them moving towards the North Bridge , about one
mile from faid Meeting - houle , we then immediately went before them , and
passed the bridge just before a party of them , to the number of about two
hundred ...
Presently after this we saw them moving towards the North Bridge , about one
mile from faid Meeting - houle , we then immediately went before them , and
passed the bridge just before a party of them , to the number of about two
hundred ...
Page 33
We , Joseph Butler and Ephraim Melvin , do testify and declare , that when the
regular troops „ fired upon our people at the North bridge in Concord , as related
in the forego Not one , and we believe two , of our people , before we fired a
single ...
We , Joseph Butler and Ephraim Melvin , do testify and declare , that when the
regular troops „ fired upon our people at the North bridge in Concord , as related
in the forego Not one , and we believe two , of our people , before we fired a
single ...
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I ordered said militia to march to said bridge , and pass the same , but not to fire
on the King ' s troops , unless they were first fired upon . We advanced near faid
bridge , when the said troops fired upon ' our militia and killed two men dead on ...
I ordered said militia to march to said bridge , and pass the same , but not to fire
on the King ' s troops , unless they were first fired upon . We advanced near faid
bridge , when the said troops fired upon ' our militia and killed two men dead on ...
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Six companies of light infantry were ordered down to take possession of the
bridge which the . provincialş retreated over ; the company I commanded was
one , three companies of the above detachment went forward about two miles ; in
the ...
Six companies of light infantry were ordered down to take possession of the
bridge which the . provincialş retreated over ; the company I commanded was
one , three companies of the above detachment went forward about two miles ; in
the ...
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| Title | Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress, Held at Philadelphia, May 10, 1775 |
| Author | United States. Continental Congress |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Re-printed for J. Almon, 1776 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 210 pages |
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