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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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From Cambridge, August 10, 1775: Boston inhabitants numbered 6,573 before recent permission to leave; British troops, women, and children totaled 13,600. Enemy gloats over General Warren's death as worth 500 men. General Gage sends flag with letter from W. Brattle in Boston, August 5, reporting illness, abundant fruits, port reopening, flour arrival, and deaths from flux including Mr. Cotton and family, Parson Willwall's wife and daughter, and A. Vincent's wife.
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We are informed that the Inhabitants of Boston (before the last Permission granted them for coming out, about three Weeks since) were numbered, and amounted to 6573; and the Troops, with their Women and Children, amounted to the Number of 13600.
It is said the Enemy triumph very much at the Death of General WARREN, saying, it is better to them than 500 Men.
Last Saturday a Flag was sent out to the Lines at Roxbury by General Gage, for the important Service of bearing the following significant Letter, which, as it contains News of great Consequence, 'tis thought expedient to give it to the Public; and as so many at this Day are apt to dispute the Authenticity of any material Intelligence, as a full Conviction to all such Unbelievers, the Author's Name is affixed.
Boston, 5th August, 1775.
"Dear Child,
Hoped to have heard from you by the Gentlemen from Nantucket, Mr. Boylton's Captains. I have been very ill for three Weeks, Fever and Flux; am growing better. My Regards to the good Family wherein you dwell, the Grape Vines bear in Abundance, ditto Peach and Pear Trees, that by Doctor Caner's that never bore before. Had three on it, which I do every Thing I can to preserve in order to know what Pear it is, Apricots the finest I ever saw, wish I could send Mrs. Fitch a full Third of each, Mr. Fitch and you another Third, and the Rest for myself and Friends; but Wishes are all vain. I hear the Port of Boston is quite open, and the Custom House to be kept here as usual; a Ship brought in Yesterday 2200 Barrels of Flour, Mr. Cotton and eldest Son are dead of the Flux. Parson Willwall's Wife and Daughter dead with the same Distemper. A. Vincent's Wife was buried last Night; that a great Favour, because he hath been dead on one Side and Bedrid for 12 Months last past, your Sister and Children my kind Regards to, the two Mr. Coffins, tell them I want much to see them at Boston, the two Colmans. Obed Husley, Capt. Folger's Father, my Nantucket Friends."
P. S. Had fine Rabbits all killed and eat by the Rats, a heavy Loss and Disappointment.
Your's,
W. BRATTLE.
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Boston
Event Date
August 10, 1775
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boston inhabitants: 6573; troops, women, children: 13600. deaths from flux: mr. cotton and eldest son, parson willwall's wife and daughter, a. vincent's wife. enemy views warren's death as equivalent to 500 men. port open, flour shipment arrived.
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Report from Cambridge: Boston population counted before recent permission to leave. British forces triumph over General Warren's death. General Gage sends flag to Roxbury lines with letter from W. Brattle in Boston detailing personal illness, abundant fruits, port reopening, recent flour import, and multiple deaths from flux.