Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

them with the movement, and that it
was thought that they were the OBJ
ject.
When | got to DR.. Warren's house
found that he had sent an express by
land to Lexington-a Mr.. Warren
Dawes The Sunday before. by the de-
sire of Or. Warren. had been to Lex
ington to Messrs. Hancock and Adams,
who were at the Rev. Mr.. Clark's.
returned at night through Charles
town: there agreed with Colonel Co
nant and some other gentlemen that il
the British went out by water we would
show two lanterns in the North Church
steeple and If by land one. as a sig
nal; for we were apprehensive it would
be difficult to cross the Charles river or
get over Boston neck.
| left DR.. Warren called upon a
friend and desired him to make the
signals. | then went home. took my
boots and surtout. and went to the
north part of the town, where l had
kept boat; two friends rowed me
across the Charles river, little to
the eastward of where the Somerset
lay. It was then young flood. the ship
was winding. the moon was rising
They landed me on the Ckarlestown
side
When I got into town l met Colonel
Conant and several others, who said
they had seen our signals. | told them
what was acting, and went to get a
horse: | got a horse of Deacon Larkin.
While the horse was preparing Rich
ard Devens. Esq. who was one of the
committee of safety. came to me and
told me that he came down the road
from Lexington after shutdown that
night and that he met ten British Off
GERS. all well mounted and armed, go
ing up the road
| set off upon very good horse; 1t
was then about 1 o'clock and very
pleasant After | had passed Charles
town neck and got nearly opposite
where Mark was hung in chains ! saw
two men on horseback under a tree.
When | got near them | discovered
that they were British officers One
tried to get ahead of me- and the other
to take | turned my horse away
quick and galloped toward Charles
town neck, and then pushed for the
Medford road. Then the one who chased
me. endeavoring to cut me off, got into
a clay pond near where the new tavern
is now built | got clear Of him and
went through Medford. over the bridge,
and up to Metonomy
In Medford | awakened the captain Of
the minute men, and after that l
alarmed almost every house, till | got
to Lexington. | found Messrs. Han
cock and Adams at the Rev. Mr.,
Clarks: | told them my Grand and
had not been there; ! related the story
of the two officers. and supposed that
he must have been stopped, as he
ought to have been there before me,
After had been there about half an
hour Mr.. Dawes came; we refreshed
ourselves. anu set off for Concord. to
secure the stores, etc. there. We were
overtaken by a young DR.. Prescott
whom we found to be a high son OF
liberty. | told them of the ten Off
GERS that Mr.. Devens met. and that ii
was possible We might be stopped be-
fore we reached Concord: for / sup
posed that after night they divided
themselves, and that two of them had
fixed themselves in such passages as
was most likely to stop any intelli-
gence going to Concord | likewise
mentioned that we had better alarm all
! the inhabitants till we got to Con
cord; the young doctor much approved
Of it, and said he would stop with
either OF us, for the people between
that and Concord knew him. and would
give the more credit to what we said
We had got nearly half way. Mr.