[Pamphlets. American history]

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1774, Sept. 10, The 59.th Regiment marched from Salem for Boston.
1775, June 17, Battle at Charlestown. Charlestown burned.
" " 19, Great numbers removed from this town.
1776, July 13, Declaration of Independence published.
Dr. Holyoke's wife writes to her uncle, Jonathan
Simpson:
1780, Feb. 27, We are put to the greatest difficulty to provide for
our family, even the common necessaries of Provision & Clothing.
Wood has been frequently sold at one hundred pounds L. M. per cord
& the lowest ~60 & other things in the same proportion, so that it is
almost impossible to live. * * * We are obliged to wear now what
we should have been ashamed to have given away.
In the diary of John Mascarene, then the Collector at
the Port of Salem, are the following entries:
1775, April 19, Hostilities begun between the King's Troops & our
people.
1775, April 28, Capt. John Derby sailed for London with an account
of the battle on the 19.th
1775, June 17, A fight in Charlestown & the town burned by the
the King's troops.
1775, June 18, A melancholy sabbath. No public worship. The
country in confusion.
1775, July 18, Boston town meeting at Concord. Capt. Derby arrived from England.
1775, Oct. 12, Gen.' Lee came to town, viewed the Companies.
In a memorandum-book of preachers and texts Jonathan Gardner of Salem occasionally refers to public
affairs.
1775, April 23, No meeting on account of the grate surprise the
people were in, and fearing that Ships of War should come in to
Salem and Distroy the town. It was allso expected a seasure of Provisions so that there was from three to four hundred teams in for
Provisions & Goods, which made grate Confusion.
1775, June 18, No meeting by Reason of a battle at Charlestown
last night by the Regular troops and the Provincials, wherein fifteen
hundred of the former was slain & wounded, only about one hundred
of the latter, which was a Miracle.
1776, March 18, This day the Regular troops Imbarked from Boston
hall.d down to Nantasket & part saild 25 & the remainder saild 27 day.