Appendix. 663 



Since the I2th of August I have been confined to my room the 

 greatest part of the time, and this is the nineteenth day since I 

 have had a settled fever upon me, which I fear is not come to a 

 crisis yet. My Physician gives me encouragement of getting 

 better after a while, but I arn very apprehensive it will be a long 

 time before I shall be well. 



" I have not been out of the Province of Massachusetts Bay 

 since I saw you. Mrs. Thompson and little Sally were with 

 me during the month of May, since which time I have not had 

 the pleasure of seeing either of them. 



44 1 am, dear Sir, with the greatest truth and esteem, 

 " Your real friend and very humble Servant, 



"BENJ? THOMPSON. 



" To the REV. MR. SAM'. PARKER, 

 Trinity Church, Boston." 



This letter was not sealed. It was probably sent, or 

 intended to be sent, into Boston through one of the 

 British sentries on Charlestown Neck. 



(See page 94.) 



In disposing of a part of his estate by the following 

 indenture, Mr. Thompson may have had in view the 

 purpose more clearly indicated in the account which 

 succeeds it. 



44 This indenture of Agreement made this 2ist day of June, 

 1775, between Cyrus Baldwin, of Boston, in the Province of 

 Massachusetts Bay, merchant, on the one part, and Benjamin 

 Thompson, of Concord, in the Province of New Hampshire, 

 Esq., on the other part. 



44 Witnesseth : That whereas the said Thompson has this day 

 given a deed to said Baldwin, of a certain tract or piece of land 

 lying in Woburn and Wilmington, containing 20 Acres and 



