 | William Vincent Wells - United States - 1865 - 534 pages
...Colonel Conant and some others in Charlestown that, if the British went out by water, he would display two lanterns in the North Church steeple, and if by land, one, as a signal that the news might be conveyed to Lexington, should the communication with the peninsula be cut off.... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - Boston (Mass.) - 1873 - 520 pages
...Sunday before, by desire of Dr. Warren, I had been to Lexington to see Hancock and Adams, who were at Rev. Mr. Clark's. " I returned at night, through Charlestown....we were apprehensive it would be difficult to cross Charles River, or get over Boston Neck. I left Dr. Warren, called upon a friend, and desired him to... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - Architecture - 1873 - 514 pages
...Rev. Mr. Clark's. " I returned at night, through Charlestown. There I agreed with a Colonel Conaut and some other gentlemen that if the British went...one, as a signal ; for we were apprehensive it would bo difficult to cross Charles River, or get over Boston Neck. I left Dr. Warren, called upon a friend,... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - Architecture - 1873 - 502 pages
...Charlestown. There I agreed with a Colonel Conant and some other gentlemen that if the British went out oy water we would show two lanterns in the North Church...we were apprehensive it would be difficult to cross Charles River, or get over Boston Neck. I left Dr. Warren, called upon a friend, and desired him to... | |
 | Literature - 1873 - 968 pages
...there, he agreed with gentlemen at Charlestown that if the British went out from Boston by water, he would show two lanterns in the North Church steeple, and if by land, one. On the right of this picture is seen the mill-dam, which held the waters of the tidemill pond or cove,... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1879 - 542 pages
...Conant and some other gentlemen, that if the British went out by water, we would show two lanthorns in the North Church steeple ; and if by land, one,...or get over Boston Neck. I left Dr. Warren, called upou a friend, and desired him to make the signals. I then went home, took my boots and surtout, went... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1878 - 488 pages
...some other gentlemen," — in Charlestown, — " that, if the British went out by water, we should show two lanterns in the North Church steeple, and...we were apprehensive it would be difficult to cross over Charles River. I left Dr. Warren, called upon a friend and desired him to make the signal. I then... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant, Sydney Howard Gay - United States - 1879 - 758 pages
...Colonel Consult and other gentlemen that if the British went out by night, Ve would show two lanthorns in the North Church steeple, — and if by land one, as a signal." Returning to Boston, he reported his arrangements to Warren. On Monday and Tuesday General Gage did... | |
 | William Willder Wheildon - Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775 - 1885 - 48 pages
...Rev. Mr. Clark's. I returned at night through Charlestown ; there I agreed with a Col. Conant, and other gentlemen, that if the British went out by water,...cross the Charles River, or get over Boston Neck." \_Rcverds letter to Dr. Belknap.^\ We see now, more clearly than ever before, the importance of Paul... | |
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I agreed with a Colonel Conant, and some other gentlemen, that if the British went out by water, we would show two lanterns in the north church steeple ; and if by land one as a signal ; for we were apprehensive it would be difficult to cross the Charles... 
