A concise history of Massachusetts . Q,. When and for what purpose was amonument erected at Lexington ? A. In 1799, by the inhabitants of Lexing-ton, under the patronage and at the expenseof the legislature of Massachusetts, to the mem- HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS. 125 ory of their fellow-citizens, who fell, on thisneld, the first victims to the sword of Britishtyranny and oppression. MONUMENT AT IV 126 CONVERSATIONS ON THE a. What of the year 1800? A. The estabhshment of the municipalcourt at Boston, and the introduciion of vac-cination into New-England, by Dr. BenjaminWaterhouse of
A concise history of Massachusetts . Q,. When and for what purpose was amonument erected at Lexington ? A. In 1799, by the inhabitants of Lexing-ton, under the patronage and at the expenseof the legislature of Massachusetts, to the mem- HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS. 125 ory of their fellow-citizens, who fell, on thisneld, the first victims to the sword of Britishtyranny and oppression. MONUMENT AT IV 126 CONVERSATIONS ON THE a. What of the year 1800? A. The estabhshment of the municipalcourt at Boston, and the introduciion of vac-cination into New-England, by Dr. BenjaminWaterhouse of Cambridge. Gl. When and by whom were merinosheep first introduced into New-Engiand ? A. In 1802, by David Humphreys, min-ister to Spain. For this patriotic act, the Massachusetts Society for promo-ting Agriculture presented him with a gold medal. Q. Wliat distinguished citizen of Massa-chusetts died in 1803 ? A. Samuel Adams, the firm and decidedpatriot, who was selected as an object of ven-geance by the British government. He was born in Boston, September 27, 1722, and gra-duated at Harvard college in 1740. In 1776, he was one ofthe delegates who signed the declaration of independence. Onthe adoption of the constitution of Massachusetts, he was cho-sen a member of the senate, of which he was elected 1789, he was chosen lieut. governor of the state, and wascontinued in that office unt
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