The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-15

i'm John Toard's name was omitted.
was amazed, however, as / read
that list in column two AMI founa al
ter ford Messieurs Abe.tnego
Flint and Thomas Hadley, of Lynn;
Messieurs Henry Jacobs, Samuel Cook.
Ebenezer Goldthwait, George South
wick BENJAMIN Dalan, Junior,
Jothean Webb and Perly Putnam of
Danvers; Mr.. Benjamin PIERCE. of
Salem.
OF course, Mr.. Editor, Won could
not blame me for becoming skeptlcal
Of the genuinelless OF the fac-simile
when ] recognized all Of those after
ford" as good old New England
names. from good old New England
towns. in the good ola state of Massa-
chusetts.y When | read .hcse names
1 dismissed the subject with the con-
viction that DR.. S. Wilmington Miller,
of as West Thirty-third street. New
York, had imposed on the Collier
people, and through them on the
American people.
/ have already said this opinion was
arrived a. in June or July Recently.
when the subject of May twentieth,
. 1875, was again mootsd in your pa
per- 1 examined the fac-simile of the
Cape Fear Mercury again. and saw for
the first time that the matter printed
in column one of the Cape Fear paper
referred to Mecklenburg matters, and
that the names in column two have
no reference whatever to men OF
Mecklenbnrg. but are continuation
of list of New England PATRIOTS
commenced in the lower part or col
umn one, who were killed and wound
ed in the double or twin battle or Con-
ccrd and Lexington, which were
fought on April 10, 1915, and very
naturally you, see, Mr.. Editor would
be printed in due course of time in
the CAPE FEAR MERCURY OF
JUNE 8. IT'S. The second column
caught by the camera while it has no
reference to Mecklenburg has great
deal to do in establishing the truth or
genuineness of the Cape Fear Mer-
curry facsimile. In clear proof of this.
| submit the following facts. when
recently came into my pnsscSsior "A
few days ago I found a book called
the 1Remembrancer," printed in the
latter part of April, 1775. In this book
on page thirty-four 1 found a COM
plete list of the killed and wounded
of the battles of Concord and LeXlng-
ton, Massa chusetts. post marked Salem
and Gated April %. 1913. Strange TO
relate, Mr.. Editor, the names in the
second column If this much-discussed
cape Fear Mercury facsimile, con
tlins. as far as it is pilot 5graphed,
ed of the twin battle of Concord ard
Lexington. conied from Essex Gazette.
into Remembrance, April 70, IT'S.
and copied in Cape Fear Mercury,
June 8, 1775.
If the dear friends of the May TWEEN
tieth resolutions who reside IN lialelSn
cannot spare the time to come to
charlotte, they will find a copy of the
"Remembrancer'' in our North care
lima state Library. | saw it there on
Eahruarv %. 1881. The Remem-
brancer here is in possession of my
friend, DR.. George w. Graham, VINO
told me he had a copy when L eX-
nressed a desire to go TO Raleigh to
examine the States copy. | VIII now
mint for your readers and our friends
IN south Carolina. DURHAM and
PAIEIGH the whole list of killed and
two of the wounded and indicate the
names of the list caught ny .,i9 tu l.l
telling camera, of DR.. ). Miilillgtoi
Miller. No. 46 West 1nlI'y 'i lla,
street New York. and pritned III eci-
umn two of the Cape Fear mercury
fac-simile: a. ,-s
List of killed in battle OF LeNlliS soi
and Concord. Those marked VII
star were killed at first nre. oi"d
Munro. eJonas Parker. %Samuei Ilau
5ev jonathan Harrington s aieI
harrington, isaac Muzzy, oiii
Brown. aJohn Raymond, Nathailie
Woman. Jedediah Munroe, OF LeAi,is
TON; Messieurs Jason Russell, Jape1