I knew nothing about Joseph Warren growing up in Massachusetts. I learned his named when I became a Freemason. This book created a new Revolutionary War hero for me. If you are getting into #US250 and want to read something you may not be familiar with, check it out.
Almost a half century after Dr. Joseph Warren’s death on June 17, 1775 at the Battle of Bunker Hill, his legacy was falling into neglect. One problem faced by those who would keep it alive was the lack of readily available documentation about his life before the battle. By 1830, Mercy Scollay, his fiancé, and all his children were dead, and most of his personal and political papers had been burned, destroyed, seized, lost, or stolen. He had burned many himself in 1768, when the British troops landed in Boston, and in the nineteenth century more of his papers went up in flames in two house fires.
Decades after Warren’s death, John Collins Warren, his nephew, revealed that in 1775, “the papers and letters of General Warren left by him on the eve preceding the Battle of Lexington, were dissipated or destroyed so that no a single letter remained.” Only two of his medical ledgers remained. Moreover, as the original Whig spymaster, he had shrouded his illegal actions, his writings, his intelligence information, and even his private affairs in secrecy.
Excerpt from “Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero” by Christian Di Spigna
Could someone set a lobster trap in the @Padres TV booth and maybe we can keep @DonOrsillo from leaving Boston? Throw a slice of pizza in there to lure him in.
Star in the East Lodge is thrilled to congratulate our very own Right Worshipful Peter W. Ham as the new District Deputy Grand Master for the 19 East Masonic District! A well deserved honor for a fantastic Brother. @MassFreemasonry
James Franklin's Penn State was ranked in the top five just 16 days ago 😳
On Sunday, he was fired after three straight losses.
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The Summer is over and we are getting back to work today! And doing it the best way possible - making a new Mason tonight in New Bedford! @MassFreemasonry
Dear friends and patriots, We’re calling on the federal government to include a statue of Dr. Warren in the National Garden of American Heroes — where he belongs among the legends of our nation’s founding. Sign the petition today and help us give Dr. Warren the recognition he deserves!
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