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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle Domestic News July 4, 1775
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
King, an escapee from Boston, reported British casualties at the June 17 battle: 900 wounded landed, 50 died en route, 84 officers killed/wounded, total 1,300–1,400. American losses 150–200; Maj. Gen. Warren slain; Col. Parker and 27 privates imprisoned.
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- Mean ink quality
- 99.0% The length-weighted average confidence across the OCR lines — the mean of exactly the per-line scores whose tails the two figures below report. Typical is 99%.
- Illegible ink
- 0.0% Text sitting in OCR-detected lines that scored below 80% confidence — very shaky reads. Weighted by line length, so one long bad line counts for more than a short one.
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- 0.0% Text in lines that scored 80–90% — somewhat shaky reads.
- Matches source
- 95.91% How closely the served text matches the raw OCR of the same boxes, letter by letter, after collapsing spacing and case. This measures agreement, not correctness: the OCR is often wrong and the extractor corrects it, so 100% does not mean perfect, and a low figure usually means poor scan text was rewritten rather than that text was lost (length vs source shows loss).
- Length vs source
- 99.81% Below 100% means text was dropped from the OCR; above means text was added to make it read.
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- Transcription confidence
- 94.0% (typical 96%) How cleanly the extractor could assemble what it was given. Low here with clean ink scores points at layout analysis — the characters were read correctly but grouped or ordered wrongly.
- Comprehension
- 95.0% Whether the piece reads coherently start to finish. Can stay high while transcription confidence drops, when only part of the component is affected.
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A Man of Reputation, whose Name is King, was in Boston at the Time of the Battle on the 17th Instant: Having a Permit from Admiral Greaves to catch Fish for the Town of Boston, he took the Opportunity to make his Escape to Marblehead, and arrived there the 21st Instant. He informs, that from Sunset, on the Day of the Battle, until next Morning, wounded Regulars were brought over in Boats, to the Amount of at least 900; that 50 of them died before they arrived at the Hospital; that 84 Officers were killed and wounded, of which were Field Officers; and that the whole of the killed & wounded amounted to 1300 or 1400.
Various other Accounts confirm Mr. King's Intelligence, and give us great Reason to conclude that the Havoc among the ministerial Troops was very considerable. The Loss on our Side is not yet ascertained; but at the most is supposed to be from 150 to 200 killed and wounded. Major General WARREN, late President of the Provincial Congress, is among the Slain. Col. PARKER of Chelmsford, and 27 Privates from different Towns, are Prisoners in Boston Gaol.
Various other Accounts confirm Mr. King's Intelligence, and give us great Reason to conclude that the Havoc among the ministerial Troops was very considerable. The Loss on our Side is not yet ascertained; but at the most is supposed to be from 150 to 200 killed and wounded. Major General WARREN, late President of the Provincial Congress, is among the Slain. Col. PARKER of Chelmsford, and 27 Privates from different Towns, are Prisoners in Boston Gaol.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Bunker Hill
Battle Of June 17
Casualties
Major General Warren
Boston
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. King
Major General Warren
Col. Parker
Admiral Graves
Where did it happen?
Boston
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Boston
Event Date
17th Instant
Key Persons
Mr. King
Major General Warren
Col. Parker
Admiral Graves
Outcome
british killed/wounded estimated 1,300–1,400; american losses 150–200; maj. gen. warren slain; col. parker and 27 privates imprisoned.