Thursday 16 December 2010

boston massacre

Henry Knox was a witness of the Boston Massacre, the first time he came to recorded prominence in Boston. (The youth of the town remembered when he single-handedly shouldered one corner of the South End's wagon...

the Boston Massacre long
the Boston Massacre long

Unhappy BOSTON! see thy Sons
Unhappy BOSTON! see thy Sons

The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre

The Bloody Massacre.
The Bloody Massacre.

Boston Massacre showing
Boston Massacre showing

Boston Massacre - iBoston.org
Boston Massacre - iBoston.org

On Saturday I quoted Henry Knox's testimony in the trial of the soldiers after the Boston Massacre. In response to a lawyer's question, he said he “did hear a young fellow, one Usher, about eighteen years of age say” of Pvt.
Boston 1775: Daniel Usher at the Boston Massacre

On March 5th, 1770 a fight between British soldiers and colonial residents broke near the Customs House in Boston, five colonial residents were shot and killed by British soldiers. Bostonians called this bloodshed the Boston Massacre.
boston massacre

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home