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Collection Reference Number GLC01846
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1776 
Title The North-American's Almanack, and Gentleman's and Lady's Diary
Date 1776
Author Stearns, Samuel (1741-1809)  
Document Type Diary
Content Description Printed by I. Thomas of Worchester, B. Edes of Watertown, and another printer (name lost to text loss) in Cambridge. With interleaved and bound-in diary of Reverend Joseph Lee of Concord containing accounts of his daily life. Most important entries deal with troop movements around Crown Point and Ticonderoga. The printed portion includes advice on health of soldiers and descriptions of a Tory and a Whig. Lee was tried by his fellow citizens as a Tory in April 1775 and confined to his farm until June 1776. During his confinement he was ignored by the rest of Concord and shot at by passing soldiers. Almanac's cover has been removed and the almanac is now rebound in a new hardback cover. Original cover and string in mylar in the folder.
Subjects Lexington and Concord  Revolutionary War  Fort Ticonderoga  Military History  Loyalist  Whigs  Health and Medical  Prisoner  Prisoner of War  
People Lee, Joseph (1742-1819)  Stearns, Samuel (1741-1809)  
Place written Massachusetts Bay
Theme Government & Politics; The American Revolution; Health & Medicine
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859