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Source Description
Handwritten journal kept by soldier Samuel Hawes. Describes experience in the army including eyewitness accounts of the battles of Lexington and Concord and of Bunker Hill.
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br86bq580
label
Journal of Samuel Hawes
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document
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1
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br86bq580
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document
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normalized
title
Journal of Samuel Hawes
description
Handwritten journal kept by soldier Samuel Hawes. Describes experience in the army including eyewitness accounts of the battles of Lexington and Concord and of Bunker Hill.
rights
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
Mss C 2046
creators
Hawes, Samuel 1743-1780?
institution
New England Historic Genealogical Society
collections
Revolutionary War Manuscripts (NEHGS)
subjects
Samuel Hawes, 1743-1780?--Diaries
United States. Continental Army--Personal narratives
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775
Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775
Soldiers--Massachusetts--Diaries
Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives
Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources
subjectsGeographic
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
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Documents
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Diaries
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Text
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United States
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Massachusetts
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1
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extent
1 volume (29 pages) ; 32 cm.
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no
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br86bp745
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42.25
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-71.8333
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br86bq580
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document
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1
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photo
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