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Letter from Paul Revere to Jeremy Belknap, circa 1798

Letter from Paul Revere to Jeremy Belknap, circa 1798

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    22.7 cm x 18.6 cm

    From the manuscript collection, Accounts of his famous ride


    [ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

    In this undated letter, Paul Revere describes his famous ride on 18 April 1775, when Dr. Joseph Warren urged him to ride to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of British troop movements. Revere wrote this letter at the request of Jeremy Belknap, corresponding secretary of the MHS.