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A song, composed by the British soldiers, after the fight at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, between 1875 and 1880

A song, composed by the British soldiers, after the fight at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. Dated between 1875 and 1880. This song in twelve stanzas was written by an unknown British author and commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill and the British…

Officer's commission issued to Abel Chapin, 1781 July 1

In this document, Governor John Hancock commissions Abel Chapin as First Lieutenant of the 1st Hampshire County Regiment, 8th Massachusetts. Signed by John Hancock, Governor and Commander and Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and…

Letter from Colonel Nathaniel Terry to Captains Grant and Barber, 1781 September 8

This letter from Connecticut Colonel Nathaniel Terry to Captains Grant and Barber directs both men to send a detachment of men to New London, Connecticut. Written while at Enfield, Connecticut, and dated September 8, 1781.

Autograph of Jonathan Harrington, the last-surviving participant in the Battle of Lexington, 1851 April 25

Document signed by Jonathan Harrington, the last surviving participant of the Battle of Lexington. Contains a statement written that details Harrington's experience. Harrington was the nephew of Captain John Parker, commander of the Lexington…

Muster Roll, 1775 September 12

A muster roll for American Revolutionary War Captain Samuel Leighton's Company in the 30th Regiment of Foot. Dated September 12, 1775.

Report from Fort No. 2 (Dorchester Heights), 1776 November 19

This report from Fort No. 2 (Dorchester, Massachusetts) by Revolutionary War Lieutenant Daniel Wheelwright provides an account of events to the officer of the day.

Military appointment of Micah Chapman, 1776 April 20

Document issued by the Council of the Massachusetts-Bay appointing Micah Chapman a captain in the Second Company of Militia, First Regiment, for the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

Dated April 20, 1776, and signed by Perez Morton in his capacity…

Military appointment of Micah Chapman, 1775 August 13

Document issued by the Council of the Massachusetts-Bay appointing Micah Chapman as captain in the Second Company of Militia, First Regiment, for the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

Dated August 13, 1775, and signed by Perez Morton in his…

Appointment of Micah Chapman as Captain of the Sixth Company of Barnstable county, 1781 July 1

Document, dated July 1, 1781, appointing Micah Chapman as "Captain of the Sixth Company in the first Regiment of Militia in the County of Barnstable whereof Enoch Hallet, Esqr is Colonel."

Signed by John Hancock in his capacity as Governor and…

Letter from Eliakim Libby to Mehitable Cummings Libby, 1775, December 1

A letter from Sergeant Eliakim Libby of the Continental Army (Colonel Edmund Phinney's 31st Regiment of Foot) to his wife, Mehitable Cummings Libby, and child. Dated December 1, 1775 at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Libby expresses his longing for his…

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