, 1875-05-15
CENTENNIAL LETTERS,
J. British 0Meer's Account Of the Battle
Of Lexington and Concord.
Gen. Cages Statement Of tie 5lte1;
tion in May, 1T75.


" The Western Frontier" in 1903
Special cosrsspandenet af Tie C1tenqo Tribune.
oxAlA+ May 1o.-A gentleman Of this city has
II, hia rossesnfon number Of original lctssra.
written, hundred years ago OF moro. by pon-
sons In official position md Of those sond
you copies Of three, which viii not proyo unin- ,
tercattng In these days Of centennial celebrations.
Tho first is n letter from Lteut,-C Aber.
esoinbfe. Twcnty-eeeond Regiment pelttah !
Amy. 10 tho Dzitish Governor Of tho Colony Of
nor York. giving Ills aiJo Of tho story Of tho
Easte OF Lexington and Concord. Here 1t 10 in
'ts original orthograpby, and with all its woalth
Of capital lottcra:
a, nosIos. Atsy u, 17's-Dzl1 SIN: arrived hero
IorfaAcd. by the Asia. supposs ucnl. Oaps viii
ethd M son N anthent!ck eopry oi what hsppcrsd On
tie o'l1ccra ena assura ,ou upof, honor. Nal
no. one a4oti va nrr ~ AZ Of ,le tzoor. t ttseo
aer .ad Mar ear 1ar iF e.,s xcrs ssrs ~,
thcfc shres Bhotta. Our Men Destroyed Roue 0,,n
sasr1.Ees, 'lzse u,ta ai sone Hour i Concord Il no
return q fonr Companies Of Light Ini4asry wno wtfs
ADVANCED threo snie1 tcscrd conc7I; on their r.
two Of ths Light Infantry estenacl "a tho lsdss one
ot whom raR ssa'psd aud had hls Ears anil ntse cut
OIL, tho' huf Ic3u. The moment tio Light Infantry
1au eTan 70 sssrets they were ars on
Mter. 1cannn. cornrncnh .he behaviour Of our Sol
.a, n o 5e,,ea ~ ~ ~ shey oeaan 70 rlnnaer and
tbs 0reradaefs Light Infantry, Lord rercy's nrR-
III. % s Tss @ 80 @sppposs ~ s or the ha"es Of
By .eIott thry hare thirty peices Of Cannon md
two Mof,a,s =. CambriKe. altho they threaten yet
Tnwn 4 tbrv Ia ,,p W.. o.,+1tm .a . sgan't ne
WliKs are an Al lesv'ns town aueh of The Tor5s
Xxx - ~. th,v hi ~ T5 Iii III AsT, 1 fI!ea TN rs
n3 1sa co.s IN tho County they wouid cut oas an
1u, !. n, H. tsy @ras u 9s en- Ge2cr "a d.
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,s tna, ua ~ -4 .s ~ ~ Ms.1sHapS WIN l:ttef
hs1ss hol'ns ns'soa e' sasAcasien 'naT Jet
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,nn ~ xnrs nrss tns o. tna peop!e has
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iaye r,Gt,errd | H. itau.. =, r,ln auta me "hga
er IT, nna ns p. @ c,s rngt "aas
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Laws tho lcper to u psa5 sr Yo.h nat To oheent
'a' eo'' ~ ies+
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SITUATION:
nos1or: MsJ 1eIh. 177;.-stn: Your L.ttsrs Of thu
~ hna esh inat4us aEo eoiEe to my 4.u4, the nstt
ttacssnE tn Minute o1 your Council; Your lasa.ous
m, ~. 1s,. re nsteny asehef - tla au
,enJ Oh ,rc IL fnl. ansyerr IN nn1 m a! ~ e
TOR Tsumt ulls Letter witch Rafs ,rsnsmis;si IL
you ty ttsptat Orpottunitys.
fsm extremely .orry 10 hear tha. ynur Province 7a
Wen ~ NJ suo ntaer7) IL IN '"eh Fernan.: anu1
ani Elrct,.n.; nt . -. @ r,.sa; J"aS:nses 1sh'e
ths forsr viii ha-c Ecrt a. t,s snJ. ~ ~
Who don't rr,,y ,nnn IN orcr,u ~ ~ Wnn.tt,,' - ~
TGe Troonx hf. Vii ~. NJ .ny h taE
.his n,na,, l., H. - - ats In5 lung tlfMSfco.
S Gappen 70 rnf H. ,e,sss sde Ar Wuen
thank xou fnr ia ca:a ~ r,s u;'.tuI ~ nH.so 4es;
awaya BE- r.rticnar in n,o.s s,rt ~" * ~. S suai
kent On ttzrL the Mtao!E.r ,,nI ~. ~ 'ae.a a
Il. Z psonlc sm u,.sout ,r, .ty, :, H.. elevation
shry wrte, but they seem to make nosrsn!. II, osttr
ta draw n iose sgltn ny sistfs sias soua d'aee .
hrrn ticv antrars ~ ,ns n t. ~ i y. .es su
e1ssnties Id 20 10 asasps H. sns, 70
..oyn 10 It. by he onyse+syo conJurt nj H..
md acted crtr in tar}r o,n drfrnor md he snci tt
A. 10 ,as tse oasr co1on,ss 10 sa1ft th.n II
%"- '''S's 'Ne1'eas 1"1Ao'' s't t'"a'' rvo, o.,.
r. .sH-..a" 1eA
!; 1ne IoAoMlag is 'oster sEen tho dkns Brit
cations were addrssnvd, aud Of 4 dato nsarly
tweiyo yoars beGora tho commencement Of tha
Var et tie Revolution, aud about ile c'ote ot
.a .ao trsacn "ar. A. ~ 1!1ec:oa 70 !loMas LII.
s9n. s Esl, Colonel Ct tho Second legimeat Of
Militia Foot for Ulster County, whose head
.luaitess wef8 At Nov Windsor, nov III Ofanrs
Cuunsy. in New York, on tAs r.shs bank Of tno
~, 1ran Tiy.r ) u,tlos nl.opa Weat I,oj,t - X
mia nor1h ,f ~ H",i .tt :, an., os' 49,, VI "
t:nr .has tss s,c.;nn ~ co'pv raa nata'9 sn9
upon III tlosn uays ~ " tho Nestcrn Froutier."
The communication runs as follo#s:
Nzu tons. 1.,b October, l1sa-s1n: TIL. ,pe1o.-s
,ntsgeucs i Of lat Importance TO se 1nhsulap,s IN
the We.tsru Ftunt:er, that dispatch |. by E1press
that ~ ttzue may be lost In putting them upon their
olasfs.
rs ctpn,1 ~ N ae f, s 'Tcr .e,,r ~ ra aheS
i,a otHrTr,s em,ios cd u thsttr. i.hco.. 'noy o
~ ~ se, To' y1aF o*a ustenss
crnsn .a4, tio Sn n ~ sasa G,haay .. 5osls