A Sketch of the Life of Major Ezra Beaman: Together with Documents of Public InterestFranklin P. Rice, 1882 - 20 pages |
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Page 6 - Physicians could not save My mortal body from the grave Nor can the grave confine me here When Christ shall call me to appear.
Page 18 - Michigan to appear before said court, at a time and place to be named in said summons, not less than twenty nor more than forty days from the date of the same, and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Page 8 - Lieutenant and you are^ yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions, as' you shall from time to time receive from Me, or...
Page 8 - Exercising said Company in Arms, both inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline : — And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Lieutenant...
Page 8 - Colonel raised by the Congress aforesaid for the Defence of said Colony. You are therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge -the Duty of a...
Page 8 - By order of the Congress AD 1775 JOS. WARREN SAM'L FREEMAN Secretary PT President PT Lieutenant Beaman was present and took part in the action on Bunker hill, and the part performed by the regiment of Col. Ward on that day is worthy of mention. When General Ward had learned that a reinforcement of British troops had been sent over to Charlestown, thereby reducing the disposable force of the enemy so that an attack upon headquarters at Cambridge was improbable, he ordered the regiment of Col. Jonathan...
Page 15 - The town voted a committee consisting of six, three in each precinct, viz : Col° Job Gushing, L' Jonas Temple, Capt. Jonah Howe, Capt" Joseph Bigelow, Majr Ezrah Beaman and Majr Asa Rice who reported at a subsequent meeting that they had " run the bounds &c.; that the one half of the town securities, Town Stock of Ammunition & Intrenching tools which are the Property of said Town shall belong to the first precinct, and the other half shall be the property of the second Precinct, being equally divided....
Page 17 - This will not we think ail'ord you a sufficient plea to withstand or even induce you to engage in an uncertain contest. These things Gentlemen we request you would wisely consider & your Petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray. EZRA BEAMAN & 27 others. This petition the town refused to grant and the following was sent to the Great and General Court : To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled. HUMBLY shew the Subscribers your petitioners, agents for the...
Page 17 - The Committee of both Houses appointed to consider the Applications for the Incorporation of Towns &c. on the Petition of Ezra Beaman and others report the following order which is submitted. SALEM TOWNE Per order. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Ordered : That the Petitioners cause an attested Copy of their Petition with this order thereon, to be served on the respective Town Clerks of the Towns of Boylston...
Page 19 - Cease from troubling" and that they should be permitted to enjoy in tranquility the privileges which had been left to them after this injurious encroachment. It being discovered however that the Town would survive the shock and that something more remained to be done before the...