Read, Joseph, 1732-? to Artemas Ward
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00257 Author/Creator: Read, Joseph, 1732-? Place Written: Dorchester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 February 1776 Pagination: 1p.+addr. 15.9 cm. x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy
Gives a military report provided by Thomas Mayfield. Describes ship activities in Boston Harbor, mentioning workers and loading occurring at "the Castle," in reference to the military garrison on Castle Island in the harbor. Written in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
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