Identifier: paulreveretorchb00mose (find matches)
Title: Paul Revere, the torch bearer of the revolution
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Moses, Belle
Subjects: Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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d, it is the center of aforeign population and Charles Ferris Gettemyhas aptly called it the most historic slum tene-ment in America. It was there that the most momentous years ofthe patriots life were spent and it should have beenmade a sort of museum, devoted to the numerablerelics connected with him and his work; but inAmerica the hand of progress is ruthless. Yearsago Hancocks beautiful old mansion was pulleddown in spite of indignant protests, and every daywe hear of similar cases in other cities. Paul Revere lived in the North Square house un-til 1788. Then he moved into the house on CharterStreet, which he finally bought. It is described as a three-story brick mansion with a garden en-closure and an iron fence of swinging chains. Inthe rear of the house was a spacious yard, where thebells were brought from the Revere foundry in theearly days of that establishment, for testing. Thishouse, too, fell in 1843 m the march of progress, 250 fa • v. I-H N V;; • i • ill <; BM/S
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A RIPE OLD AGE though the oldest inhabitants can still rememberhow it looked and where it stood. For over a quarter of a century this was theRevere homestead, and many associations clusteredabout it. Only six of his children were alive at thistime, and Paul, Jr., his eldest son, died in 1813.This was a great shadow on the closing years ofPaul Revere, but death had entered the fold so manytimes that he had learned no longer to dread its sum-mons. His work was well done; he was simplywaiting in the evening of his life for his own call.Then suddenly, out of the clear peaceful sky, cameanother call which awoke the memories of hisyouth and stirred his blood. The War of 1812 had been waging on the highseas for nearly two years. In 1814, however, camenews that Boston was threatened with a British in-vasion. The enthusiasm of the people rose at onceand when it was proposed to erect fortifications onNoddles Island, one hundred and fifty of the NorthEnd mechanics signed the following paper: Bos

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