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Five letters in which Noyes, apothecary and patriot of Boston, MA, informs Henshaw of Leicester, MA of events in Boston, Salem, and elsewhere in months preceding outbreak of American Revolution. Includes description of Port Bill's impact, comments on Loyalists taking refuge in Boston, county sheriffs being ordered to remove all powder to Boston, and troops being deployed to protect the courts. Noyes urges unity among all towns of MA against British tyranny. Includes handwritten transcripts of letters and biographical notes by Harriet E. Henshaw.
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Correspondence to William Henshaw, 1774-1775
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title
Correspondence to William Henshaw, 1774-1775
description
Five letters in which Noyes, apothecary and patriot of Boston, MA, informs Henshaw of Leicester, MA of events in Boston, Salem, and elsewhere in months preceding outbreak of American Revolution. Includes description of Port Bill's impact, comments on Loyalists taking refuge in Boston, county sheriffs being ordered to remove all powder to Boston, and troops being deployed to protect the courts. Noyes urges unity among all towns of MA against British tyranny. Includes handwritten transcripts of letters and biographical notes by Harriet E. Henshaw.
date
["July 1774–March 1775"]
year
1774
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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language
English
identifierLocal
Mss C 5697
creators
Noyes, Nathaniel, 1743-1823
Henshaw, Harriet E.
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New England Historic Genealogical Society
collections
Revolutionary War Manuscripts (NEHGS)
subjects
Henshaw, William, 1735-1820
American loyalists--Massachusetts--Boston
Boston Port Bill, 1774
Boston (Mass.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources
Boston (Mass.)--History--Siege, 1775-1776
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects
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Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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Correspondence
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Suffolk
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Boston
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5 ALS, 18 p. ; 20-32 cm.
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