Diary and miscellaneous accounts of Samuel Cooper, 1775, Apr. 10 -- Sept. 23.

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Diary and miscellaneous accounts of Samuel Cooper, 1775, Apr. 10 -- Sept. 23.

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Fragment of Samuel Cooper's 1775 diary. Brief entries for Apr. 10 - 18 describe Cooper's travels to Milton, Roxbury, Weston, Waltham, and Lexington. A long entry recorded on May 6, 1775 recaps the events that took place since April 10, including the "Troubles in Boston," Cooper's decision to leave the city because of "Menaces & Insults" that he had received, his travel ot Weston, the battle of Lexington, and the town meeting in Boston with Thomas Gage on Apr. 30, 1775 and the inhabitants of Boston who "sufferr'd greatly for Want of Supplies... & much more from the Trror & Anxiety."

12 pages, 19 cm., with transcript.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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