This Week @MHS

FEATURED ITEM

Letter from Private Peter Brown

"If we should be called again to action, I hope to have courage and strength to act my part valiantly in defense of our Liberties & Country."

— Peter Brown

In this letter from 25 June 1775, Peter Brown writes to his mother Sarah Brown about his experiences fighting in the battles of Concord and Bunker Hill.

Private Brown, who came from Westford, Massachusetts, describes himself as "hearty

in the cause," and his writing provides an intimate perspective on what life was like as an American soldier serving within the Revolution's ranks.

Read more first-hand accounts from the start of the American Revolution at www.masshist.org/250.

Tuesday 22 April, 5:00 PM: Left on Broadway: Pins and Needles and the Cultural Work of Labor Unions. This is a seminar.

Tuesday 29 April, 5:00 PM:“O Sweet, Sacred, Divine Mystery”: Human Reproduction in French Popular Medical Treatises, 1870–1900. This is a seminar.

Wednesday 30 April, 6:00 PM: Around the World with John Quincy Adams. This is a public program.

Wednesday, 7 May, 6:00 PM: Creating Culture in America, AAPI Diaspora Lives. This is a public program.

See the full calendar.

Commemorating the American Revolution, 1775-2025

Visit www.masshist.org/250 to learn more about upcoming events, digital collections, timelines, K-12 source sets, images, and more.

EXHIBITION

1775: Rebels, Rights & Revolution

Explore major events in Massachusetts during the first year of the Revolution through letters, diary accounts, and artifacts from the MHS collection. View Paul Revere’s handwritten account of his famous ride. Read letters between family members and friends for perspectives on daily life and events as they unfolded. Explore an interactive account of Sarah Winslow Deming’s escape out of Boston. See artifacts from the Revolution including powder horns, medals, and a cannonball.

Learn more at https://www.masshist.org/exhibitions.

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