Memorandoms [sic] from 1709 & c : autograph manuscript diary, 1743-1792 / by John Tudor.

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Memorandoms [sic] from 1709 & c : autograph manuscript diary, 1743-1792 / by John Tudor.

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Contains brief entries carefully written detailing public events such as the destruction of Governor Hutchinson's house by a mob (Aug. 26, 1765); the repeal of the Stamp Act (May 16, 1766); the Boston Massacre (Mar. 5, 1770); the blockade of Boston (Aug. 1, 1774); the battle of Lexington and Concord (Apr. 19, 1775); the battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775); the evacuation of Boston (Mar. 17, 1776); the Declaration of Independence, with a full transcription of the document (July 7, 1776); the surrender of Cornwallis (Oct. 25, 1781); the cessation of hostilities (Apr. 19, 1783); and the burial of John Hancock (Oct. 25, 1781). Includes an addendum by a family member describing Tudor's death. Diary also contains records of family births, marriages, and deaths beginning with John Tudor's own birth in 1709 through the marriage of his granddaughter Betsey in 1791.

1 v. (108 p.) ; 25 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Tudor family (Boston, Mass.)

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Frederic Tudor (1783-1864) was the successful "Ice King" of Boston, who sold ice in tropical climates. His brother Henry James Tudor (1791-1864) studied law and worked for a while in Frederic Tudor's ice business. Another brother William Tudor (1779-1830) was a merchant, legislator, author, and diplomat. Their father William Tudor (1750-1819) was a Boston lawyer and political figure. From the description of Tudor family additional papers, 1772-1922. (Harvard University). WorldCat re...

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