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About J. L. Bell

J. L. Bell

J. L. Bell is the author of the book, The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War, as well as the National Park Service study “Gen. George Washington’s Home and Headquarters, Cambridge, Massachusetts,” and numerous articles. He maintains a daily blog of history, analysis, and unabashed gossip about Revolutionary New England at Boston1775.net.
Latest Posts | By J. L. Bell
Narragansetts (Not Mohawks) Blamed for Boston Tea Party
12 months ago

Narragansetts (Not Mohawks) Blamed for Boston Tea Party

By  •  American Revolution and Revolutionary War, Race Relations

In the evening of December 16, 1773, a band of Boston Whigs (commonly known today as Patriots) charged onto three merchant ships at a wharf in Boston Harbor and dumped …
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Thomas Careless of the Royal Navy: Tried for Murder in Newport, Court-Martialed for Tossing a Block Islander
6 years ago

Thomas Careless of the Royal Navy: Tried for Murder in Newport, Court-Martialed for Tossing a Block Islander

By  •  American Revolution and Revolutionary War, Maritime

On May 3, 1768, a man was killed in Newport, Rhode Island, in a fight on Thames Street near Green Dragon Lane.[1] Four days later, Sarah Goddard and John Carter …
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