Search Term Record
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April 19, 1775 |
Number of Archive records |
36 |
Number of Library records |
10 |
Number of Object records |
16 |
Number of Photo records |
8 |
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1907.11.1 - Musket
Flint lock musket - With bayonet c. 1763-1773, French Barrel rings missing. American -made muskets were patterned after this French model. Formerly the property of Ephraim Tufts - inherited from his father. Bayonet is probably British, added later. Lock Plate "Charleville R" Ramrod "R" Stock marked (carved ) "NI" "D" See media files for reference of this type of weapon in Neumann "Battle Weapons of the American Revolution."
Record Type: Object
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1907.37.4B - Shutter
one panel, from shutter, painted gray From Cooke & Bradshaw House / parsonage
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1907.7.2 - doorpanel
Wooden panel from front door with bullet hole made by British, 1775, from William Adams house. Picture of Old Adams House tacked on.
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1909.4.1 - Sampler
Sampler 1765 poor, faded, mended 20.5" x 8" Made by Mary Richardson, age 12, daughter of Moses Richardson, who was killed by British troops, April 19,1775 "I was born in Cambridge June the 10th, 1753 and made this sampler March 1765 in the 12 year of my Age. When Friends are gone and money spent Then learning is excellent." hung for many years in JRH in kids' bedroom but was moved c 2004 to prevent fading
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1911.18.1 - Bullet
British bullet from Apr 19, 1775 Taken from house of Capt. William Adams 2 1/2 inch bottle Tag on inside of bottle reads 926.11.2 Per Joel Bohy, provinical fowler ball Heavy deposits of white powder - lead oxide? - on inside of jar. Avoid opening.
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1918.7.2 - Buckle
Shoe buckle with missing rhinestones, attached to red velvet ribbon. Original provenance reported that it was taken from shoe of fatally wounded British soldier, shot in yard of Wm Adams house when British were retreating. Found at Adams house at corner of Mystic and Mass Ave Artifact analyzed by Joel Bohy in 2019 and verified to not fit with the story.
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1950.6.10 - Ball, Musket
"Musket ball fired by Lord Percy's man, 1775, white stone (3)" Actual material oxidized lead. Correct size for British musket (used by both sides on April 19) Smaller than 75 cal, which was standard British musket. Possibly fired by British officer's fusil or Colonial (e.g. French) musket.
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1985.33.23 - Document
Arlington, The Story of a Social Studies Unit for Grade 4
Record Type: Library
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1999.14.674* - Bullet
British bullet from Apr 19, 1775 Bag and label were found but bullet is missing
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A.2.509 - Print
Framed art print (possibly original colored pencil piece) depicting battle at "Foot of the Rocks" on April 19, 1775. Back indicates that artist was Aiden Lassell Ripley. Work is part of a series commissioned by The Paul Revere Life Insurance Co. of Worcester to portray life of Paul Revere. Description - "celeb." Battle Apr. 19, 1775 at Foot of the Rocks, Mass Ave & Lowell Street Framed by Old Schwamb Mill 35 x 28" lt. tan frame, matte "Ph...
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D2.545 - Clipping, Newspaper
"A Place of Beauty" - Then Menotomy, Now Arlington
Record Type: Archive
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L2015.1.2 - Buckle
1 of 2 buckles from a Royal Artillery cartridge pouch that had been taken on April 19, 1775 during the British retreat through West Cambridge, MA. In 1856, George Gray, a member of the First Congregational Church cut the buckles from the pouch strap and put them in a box to be buried. The first buckle remains in better condition then its counterpart. The buckle is rusted but still in very much working condition. Written on the brass section o...
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L2015.1.4 - Box
a tooth, a piece of stocking, a button and a piece of flint.. taken from... in the year of ... where the twelve men of W. Cambridge killed by the British April 19, 1775 were victims... created(?) by Col. Thomas(?)... label on lid says Bacon & Smith Watch Makers & Jewellers No. 6 Elm St. Boston inscription on back
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L2015.1.5 - Stocking
small piece of stocking found within paper box. 1/4 items found within box. stolking brown, and extremely fragile
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L2015.1.6 - Flint
1/4 items left in old jewelry box used on April 19, 1775 by West Cambridge soldier who was killed.
Record Type: Object
