$16,590
(Revolutionary War-Breed's Hill Archive), Barnard Family, Archive of thirteen letters including an important eyewitness account of the Battle of Breed's Hill/Bunker Hill, April 1772-August 1795; the early letters mostly family news and business/trade related themes and happenings in the greater Salem area, including a small pox outbreak in 1773, Reverend Bernard much news about church related activities; a letter from Thomas Barnard to brother Benjamin on May 3rd, 1775, relates "....and now fear some has happened amiss. And we have no reason to suppose much Prosperity, for there is a most terrible cloud upon our public affairs, such a Tempest in our political affairs...Boston is besieged-a Fleet in its Harbour-A large army within the Town. A numerous Army of Provincials mustered near Cambridge. Total stoppage of business-salary men are beggars...April 19th last. Was a fatal Day, filled with blood...what will be the end of these calamities, God only knows."; On June 26th, 1775, Thomas Bernard's comments on the general health of the provincial army, "Our Camp it is said is very healthy, but it would be wonderful if they should not be sickly...we do not hear that the Provincial camp is infected...God of his Mercy save us from such an event." Letter from J. Jackson to Jonathan Barnard, Salem, June 17th, 1775, text in part: " ...for I know not what particulars you have heard respecting our Movements in the quarter lately - you must have heard by this Time we are engaged w Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-11-14