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February 19,
1773
Dear My Beloved Brother Chris,
I want to see you when you come to Boston. My days are fairly
routine here without you. I got up and ate some oatmeal this
morning. Did you hear about the young lad who got shot by
Ebenezer Richardson with a musket? I read it in the
newspaper from the printer. The kid was throwing rocks and
snowballs,and his name was Christopher Seider. He made me think
about you and about speaking out against those lobsterbacks and
Loyalists by being in
Boston. I felt bad for Christopher because he was only a
kid. He got shot in the chest and in the head. The British
solders came to Boston last night because they were trying to make the
Bostonians pay taxes and they use muskets. The Bostonians were
mad that the British solders came to Boston, so they did not let
them sleep in their houses . So the British slept in the Common,
and started to aggravate the Bostonians by making noise, but it did not
work.
I apprentice as a silversmith, with a man named Paul Revere. His
shop is on the corner of King Street. The customers that come in
the shop tell us what they want, and what kind of design that they
want. I wear breeches and a linen shirt to work. We use a
large hammer that pounds together the heated metal and bends it into
the form of the object we are making. My job is to mark the
customers order in a ledger, and we give it to the customer when he or
she comes by the shop.
Mr. Revere seems to be busy most of the time with things not related to
the shop. I hear him talking against the British with his
friends. I wonder what he’s up to.
Sincerely,
John
April 10,1775
Dear My Beloved Brother Chris,
I had to work on a teapot that Paul Revere asked me to finish.
Mr. Revere has been busy planning his ride to warn Lexington if the
British invade. I saw him talking to Joseph Warren and William
Dawes in back of the shop when I was going to ask Mr. Revere a
question. I think Paul's plan is exciting.
Joseph asked Paul if he could ask me to put lanterns in the North
Church. He was talking to me about putting the lanterns up in the
church tower as a signal. He wants me to light one if the British
solders come by land and two if they come by sea. I’m
excited about being involved in the efforts , but a little scared as
well.
Sincerely, John
April 18,1775
Dear My Beloved Brother Chris,
I have been involved in some very dangerous work. I signaled Paul
Revere that the British were coming to Lexington by boat and he got his
horse ready. He rode toward Lexington to warn the people
that the British solders were coming by sea. I heard that he was
captured, but then released without his horse. It turned out that
Paul Revere found a horse and rode it to Lexington and warned the
people after all, and he told me all about it after it was over. i am
scared and worried about what will come , but I am a Patriot so
will fight for our liberty.
Sincerely,
John
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Historical References:
www.colonialwilliamsburg.com
silversmith-April 3, 2006
www.colonialwilliamsburg.com
silversmith-April 10, 2006
www.colonialwillamsburg.com
silversmith-April 10,2006
www.colonialwilliamsburg.com
silversmith-April 12, 2006
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Historical Terms
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Taxes
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musket
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liberty
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apprentice
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Loyalists |
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