136 FACTS RELATING TO GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS. 



some manuscript notes, with llic dates annexed, llie most important 

 of which I have here transcribed. 



[January] 13')' Being y'' Queen's ]]irlliday Latin School did not 

 keep. VVritg School broke up. 



24''' A small detachment from each regiment here sail'd for Marsh- 

 field. 



[I''ebruary] 3'.' Aunt S. Edwards's funeral. 



20"' Jx'iit H: (1: (). [Harrison dray Otis] my drawing Book — ret! 



26'.'' Col'.' Leslie's expedition to Salem ! 



[March] 6','' Oration' dcliver'd at the Old South Meet«house by 

 Doct! Josei)h Warren after wliich a number of y' officers of y'. army 

 ill particular Cap'. B: Chapman of y' 18"; & [l>/afik'\ of y'. royal 

 Irish put on their hats when y". town was upon business, nominating 

 persons, hold':' up y'. hands in y'i negative after a full vote, & when 

 y'. motion was mak^' for y': next Oration, rais'-. their voices strik^-' yl Canes 

 on y' floor, iV by other indecent iV insolent conduct as far in y' power 

 endt-avoril to affront the Town, & if possible make a disturbance. 



9';'' Col': Nesbitt w'l' a party of y': 47''' carried Tho^ Ditson jun. of 

 IJillerica thro' y'! Street (011 a truck) tarr'd & feather'd, on a pre- 

 tence y' he had bo't a gtm of a soldier, tho' not in regimentals. 



16"' After sev! days wait^ on Gen' Cage a remonstrance was made 

 to him by y": Selectmen of Hillerica ag' Col'I Nesbitt's conduct last 

 Thursday. 



[ )':' A iiKJck Oration at Hr : Coif: 11 ' before a number of officers 

 of y': army to revile y': patriots of liberty.* 



24"' M; Jn'.' llammatt died. 



[A])ril] I 1" Nathan Viles 10 Cop" for carry*-' Bacon to Waltliam. 



4 Lent II G O — draw"-' book — ret'! 



6 : Mock-Congress of y'" Officers of y'.' Army who went in proces- 

 sion from y'; Hr. Coff: House dress'd in scarlet Roiiuelors iV white 

 wigs up to y'" Town House in one of y': upper chambers. 



17'!' Obsorv'd by y'. Officers of y": 4'!' or Kings own regim'. in mem- 

 ory of y"". defeat of y': rebels 1746. 



19')' Last night all yl Grenadiers & y": light Infantry of y": army 

 went in y'. Men of Wars boats over Charles River to Cambridge & 

 from thence to Concord, after havg kill'd 8 Men at Lexington, & this 

 morn'= were follow'd by lOarl Piercys Ivrigade of regim"';, y'. whole boily 

 were attack'd tV oblig'd to retreat to Charlestown, with y'. loss of 65 

 kill'd, 180 wouniled, (S: 27 missing. 



21. Writ*' School did not keep. 



' l his oration was delivered on March 15. 



