Noyes, John (1740-1784) to Mary Noyes
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.056.03 Author/Creator: Noyes, John (1740-1784) Place Written: Chelsea, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 September 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 31.5 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to his wife in Newbury, Massachusetts that he wants to come home but he is not allowed because there is a general parade this week. He expects to see her soon though. Believes something favorable is brewing by accounts from Boston and from the south. He has heard that there are no more troops coming from London. A servant of British General William Howe told them there are 7000 men in Boston or bound for Boston and that "Howe has got spirit enough to go out against us but not men enough." This letter is in very poor condition. Noyes served in the Continental army during the Revolutionary War.
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