The town of Roxbury: its memorable persons and places, its history and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages . hickly strewn in its path, and unbarring thegates of the deserted stronghold, displayed forthe first time in the streets of Boston the grandunion flag of the thirteen United flag was borne by Ensign Richards, andthe tmops were accompanied by Gen. Ward. With what emotions of pride and satisfaction ..^^Nmust these patriotic citizens, albeit clad inhomespun and unattended by ;the pomp and rsios of glorious war. h
The town of Roxbury: its memorable persons and places, its history and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages . hickly strewn in its path, and unbarring thegates of the deserted stronghold, displayed forthe first time in the streets of Boston the grandunion flag of the thirteen United flag was borne by Ensign Richards, andthe tmops were accompanied by Gen. Ward. With what emotions of pride and satisfaction ..^^Nmust these patriotic citizens, albeit clad inhomespun and unattended by ;the pomp and rsios of glorious war. have marched into the townas conquerors ! It was a proud day for them, and never sincethen has its soil been pressed by a hostile foot. •• I took a ride last week and ventured as far as the stumpof Liberty Tree. wrote 3Irs. John Adams to her husband amonth later. ?• Roxbury, she continues. looks more in-jured than Boston, that is, the houses look more torn topieces. I was astonished at the extent of our lines and theirstrength. An estimate of the losses sustained by the people of Box-burv in made bv the selectmen and Committee of Cor-G. 82 ROXBURY SUFFERERS. respondence, foots up £ A<1., quite a sum in thosedays. It was shared among some two hundred individuals,about forty of whom were damaged to the extent of £300 andupward. The principal sufferers were the heirs of Capt. Aaron Davis. Dr. Thomas Wil-liams, heirs of Major Jo-seph Dudley, Dr. JonathanDavies, Increase Sumner,Col. Aaron Davis, JoshuaLamb Woodbridge, heirsof Joseph Weld, StephenWilliams, tanner, WilliamBowman, Ebenezer Dorr,Nathaniel Felton, WilliamDudley, and Robert Pier-pont, Esq. 3Iost of the in-juries were inflicted by thebesiegers ; houses, fences,orchards, and wooddots,as well as growing crops,having; been military display of a more attractive characterenlivened the scene a few years later, when, in , the army of Rochambeau marched into Boston, wherei
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