Primary Sources

Significant Events

• Boston Tea Party (1795)
• Destruction of Tea in Boston Harbor in 1773 (ca. 1835?)

1775

       Battles of Concord and Lexington (April 1775)

• The Struggle on Concord Bridge (1859)
• Retreat of the British from Concord (1874)
• Battle of Lexington (1856)

      Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775)

• View of the Attack on Bunker's Hill, with the Burning of Charles Town, June 17. 1775. (ca. 1783?)
• Fortifying Breed's Hill in the Night, June 16, 1775 (1856)
• An Exact View of the Late Battle at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775 (1775)
• A Correct View of the Late Battle at Charlestown June 17th, 1775 (1775)
• The Battle at Bunker's Hill, near Boston, June 7th, 1775 (1832)

       Washington Takes Command (July 1775)

• Washington Taking Command of the Troops at Cambridge, July 3, 1775(1941)

Significant People

• Gen'l Warren taking leave of his wife and child on the eve of the battle of Bunker Hill (unknown)
• Putnam receiving the news of the Battle of Lexington (unknown)
• Gen. Marion in his swamp encampment inviting a British Officer to dinner (1840)

Women

• Female Patriotism- Mrs. Steele & Gen. Green "Take it, you will need it, and I can do without the money." (1856)
• Mrs. Schuyler firing her corn fields on the approach of the British (1856)
• Molly Pitcher (1854)

Views of Common Places

• A View of the Bridge over the Charles River (1795)
• View of Faneuil Hall (1789)
• A View of the Green in Lexington (1794)
• A View of Concord, taken in 1776 (1794)

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Last updated May 16, 2005