The true story of Paul Revere, his midnight ride, his arrest and court-martial, his useful public services . ect, sug-[75] The True Story of Paul Bevere gested the capture of Hancock and Adamsat Lexington, or the seizure of the militarystores at Concord, or both. The two patriot leaders, upon whoseheads a price had been fixed by KingGeorge, were in daily attendance upon thesessions of the Provincial Congress at Con-cord; but they lodged nightly in the neigh-boring town of Lexington, at the house ofthe Rev. Jonas Clarke, whose wife was aniece of Hancock. It was of the utmostimportance that they
The true story of Paul Revere, his midnight ride, his arrest and court-martial, his useful public services . ect, sug-[75] The True Story of Paul Bevere gested the capture of Hancock and Adamsat Lexington, or the seizure of the militarystores at Concord, or both. The two patriot leaders, upon whoseheads a price had been fixed by KingGeorge, were in daily attendance upon thesessions of the Provincial Congress at Con-cord; but they lodged nightly in the neigh-boring town of Lexington, at the house ofthe Rev. Jonas Clarke, whose wife was aniece of Hancock. It was of the utmostimportance that they and the Congress bekept fully informed of what was transpir-ing in Boston. But when Revere calledupon Hancock and Adams in Lexingtonon Sunday, he found that Congress hadadjourned the day before to the 15th ofMay, in ignorance, of course, of the imme-diate plans of the British. It had not doneso, however, without recognizing the greatuncertainty of the present times, and thatimportant unforseen events may take place,from whence it may be absolutely necessarythat this Congress should meet sooner than[76]. The Midnight Bide the day aforesaid. ^ The delegates indeedhad scarcely dispersed before the newsbrought by Revere aroused such apprehen-sion that the committee which had beenauthorized to call the convention togetheragain met, and on Tuesday, the 18th, or-dered the delegates to reassemble on the22d at Watertown. Meantime, the Com-mittees of Safety and Supplies had con-tinued their sessions at Concord. Friday,the 14th, it had been voted: That the cannon now in the town ofConcord, be immediately disposed of withinsaid town, as the committee of supplies maydirect. ^ But on Monday, the 17th, ^vith JohnHancock, to whom on Sunday Revere hadbrought information of the preparationsbeing made in Boston for the expeditionof the British, the Committees of Safetyand Supplies, sitting jointly, voted: ^ Journal of the Second Provincial Congress, p. 146.^ Journal of Committees of Safety and S
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