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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Roxbury on July 11, 1775, reports conditions in Boston: 6,500 inhabitants, 13,000 soldiers including women and children; 300 Tories patrolling; high sickness with 10-30 daily funerals; arrests of Lovell and Leach over Warren's letters; Hunt jailed for anti-American remark; 11 prisoner deaths; Col. Parker's death; British building batteries and sending ships for supplies; officers gloat over Dr. Warren's death.
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"A Gentleman who got out of Boston yesterday, says, that the inhabitants were numbered, and amounted to 6500; the soldiers numbered, women and children, to 13,000. Three hundred Tories are chosen to patrol the streets, 49 of a night. Very sickly. —from 10 to 30 funerals a day, and no bells allowed to toll. Master Lovell taken up and put in gaol, which is in consequence of some letters found in Dr. Warren's pocket; and Master Leach also. Released out of gaol, 4. Mr. Hunt, saying that he wished the Americans might kill them all, was confined in gaol. Eleven dead of the wounded prisoners at Charlestown. Col. Parker dead, he having declared, at his last hour, if he got well, he would do the same. The officers say, damn the rebels, that they would not flinch. A great number of floating batteries are building, and 5 transports, and three sloops, are sailed for hay and wood to the eastward."
This Gentleman also says, that the officers and soldiers triumph very much at the death of Dr. Warren, saying, it is better to them than 500 men.
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Boston
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July 11, 1775
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10 to 30 funerals a day; 11 dead of the wounded prisoners at charlestown; col. parker dead
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Gentleman from Boston reports: 6500 inhabitants, 13000 soldiers including women and children; 300 Tories patrol streets (49 at night); very sickly with no tolling bells; Master Lovell and Master Leach jailed over letters in Dr. Warren's pocket; Mr. Hunt confined for wishing Americans kill them all; officers and soldiers triumph over Dr. Warren's death; building floating batteries; 5 transports and 3 sloops sailed for hay and wood