Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . e enact-ment to the re-peal of the Stamp Act. We give a America in distress. copy of an engraving, by Paul Eevere, reproducing one of thesides. Accident alone prevented the Common being the scene of asanguinary struggle between the royal and American Washington occupied Dorchester Heights, he confidentlyexpected an attack from Howe, and had prepared a counter-stroke. Two divisions, under Putnam, were to attack the , with one, was to assault the works on Beacon Hill,Greene, with the other, was to carry the post at Barton
Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . e enact-ment to the re-peal of the Stamp Act. We give a America in distress. copy of an engraving, by Paul Eevere, reproducing one of thesides. Accident alone prevented the Common being the scene of asanguinary struggle between the royal and American Washington occupied Dorchester Heights, he confidentlyexpected an attack from Howe, and had prepared a counter-stroke. Two divisions, under Putnam, were to attack the , with one, was to assault the works on Beacon Hill,Greene, with the other, was to carry the post at Bartons Point,and make his way to a junction with Sullivan. Greene waswell qualified for the task assigned him, having been in Bostontwo years before, and seen the lines on the Common. Provi-dence arrested the purpose of Howe, and the town was enteredwithout a shot being fired. Hancock has the credit of first introducing music upon theCommon for the benefit of the people. He caused a band toplay in front of his dwelling, paid for by himself. In former. 360 LANDMARKS OF BOSTON. times booths and stands for the sale of refreshments wereerected along Paddocks and the Great Mall, ultimately em-bracing all four sides of the Common. Lord Harris, who was captain of the grenadier company ofthe Fifth Foot, Percys regiment, wrote home, in 1774, Ourcamp is pitched in an exceedingly pleasant situation on thegentle descent of a large common, hitherto the property of theBostonians, and used for the purpose of grazing their cows,which now, poor creatures, often attempt to force their wayinto their old pastures, where the richest herbage I ever sawabounds. Lord Harris relates an instance of a cow impaling herself ona range of firelocks with the bayonets on, going off with onesticking in her side. Harriss company was at Lexington. AtBunker Hill he received a wound in the head, falling senselessinto the arms of his lieutenant, Lord Eawdon. Public executions occurred occasionally on the Common until1812
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