Tory Retaliation for Nathaniel Freeman’s March on Barnstable Courthouse?
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by RagLinen on Mar 30, 2010 in 1763-1775, 18th Century, All Posts, American Revolutionary War, Colonial America, Major Historical Events |
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On September 27, 1774, 26-year-old Dr. Nathaniel Freeman of Sandwich, Massachusetts, led 1500 Patriots from the Cape Cod area in “the first open overt act done in the face of day without disguise, which according to the British jurisprudence, would be called treason,” as reflected on the 1774 event in the June 3, 1837 issue ...
