Extraordinary Letter on Continental War Events from Gravesend
A reproduced missive from a morning paper narrates a Salem schooner report detailing the Continental Army clash near Boston. It describes General Gage and Washington's movements, army sizes, and a proposed conditional surrender of Boston, dated Gravesend, Tuesday, 2 o'clock.
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