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PL.775.087
28 Oct 1775:31 (40)
Extract of a letter from Cambridge, October 19.
The great hurry and business of this morning, and the
immediate departure of the post, almost deprives me of the
satisfaction of communicating the news of the day, which to
me is very affecting. We sent down two floating batteries
from Cambridge, to fire on the town of Boston, the night
before last, being informed they opened their Playhouse that
evening for this season. They fired seven shot a piece, and
one of their cannon bursted the eighth shot, tore off the
side of one of the batteries, split her top or covering,
sunk her, and wounded eight of the men, with the Captain.
One died that night, the others are in my hospital, and will
do well, except one. . .
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