. Old Boston days & ways; from the dawn of the revolution until the town became a city. wehave already seen. As for his fiancee and hisaunt, the course of their retreat, after leavingWoburn — whither it will be remembered theybore a fine salmon for a bountiful dinner thatwas never eaten — may be gathered from aletter written at Lancaster, May 11, 1775, byEdmund Quincy, the father of the vivaciousDolly, to his son, the girls brother: I was fromnoon Saty till Friday eveg getting up hitherwith much difficulty by reason of scarcity ofcarriages. Cost me near £20, besides quarter-ing on some of my g
. Old Boston days & ways; from the dawn of the revolution until the town became a city. wehave already seen. As for his fiancee and hisaunt, the course of their retreat, after leavingWoburn — whither it will be remembered theybore a fine salmon for a bountiful dinner thatwas never eaten — may be gathered from aletter written at Lancaster, May 11, 1775, byEdmund Quincy, the father of the vivaciousDolly, to his son, the girls brother: I was fromnoon Saty till Friday eveg getting up hitherwith much difficulty by reason of scarcity ofcarriages. Cost me near £20, besides quarter-ing on some of my good friends who were verykind and generous. Yr sister Dolly with came from Shirley to yr Bro. Gren-leefs & dined & proceeded to Worcester, whereCol H. & Mr. A were on their way. This was10 days before I got hither, so that I missedseeing them. As I hear she proceeded with to Fayerfield I dont expect to see her tillpeaceable times are restored. The home in Fairfield, Connecticut, wherethe ladies now took up their abode, was that of ^?^-^fK^N^^ :l-.
Size: 1932px × 1293px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectbostonmasssociallife
