THE MILITIA AND THE WAR OF 1812. 



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Myself in company with my friend, John Bates and several 

 others, had been to mill and were returning home about noon. 

 AVe heard the guns at Boston, Charlestown, Marblehead, Salem 

 and Beverly Roxbury, Dorchester, and as fast as the news could 

 be brought, at Hingham. 



I had, in haste, taken my dinner and was going to Uncle 

 David Beal's shop (a place for news), when I saw a horse and 

 sleigh with Capt. Elijah Nickerson and Col. Newcomb Bates 

 driving full speed from Hingham, shouting — Peace ! Peace ! I 

 gave the joyful tidings at the shop window and started full run 







Photo, OctaviuB H. Reamy. 



Summer Street in Winter, looking East. 



down town, hallooing : Peace ! When I arrived at James' stable, 

 I found the door blocked up with a snow bank. I went into the 

 house, got a shovel and commenced clearing the snow. The 

 people soon began to collect ; which alarmed many people in 

 the neighborhood. Many of them actually asked the passers-by 

 where the British had landed, thinking they were soon to be 

 burnt out. So Httle did they dream of Peace ! We got out our 

 gun and soon told them the news. 



