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History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts - citizen hylbom blog

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Revolution, such as swords, guus, powder-liorns,<br />

etc. Among the relics the most interesting are<br />

the identical pistols carried by JIajor Pitcaim ou<br />

the memorable 19th <strong>of</strong> April, 1775. One <strong>of</strong> these<br />

pistols broke the peaceful relation between the<br />

LJi:Xh\GTON.<br />

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are adorned with portraits and engravings. Like<br />

most towns, Lexington lias a considerable corporate<br />

debt. Her town-hall, though built on very fa-<br />

vorable terms, cost at least S 43,800, and her cen-<br />

tennial celebration some $10,000 more. These<br />

colonies and the mother country, being the first items, with her war debt, etc., had amounted in<br />

gun <strong>of</strong> the Eevolution. For these valuable relics 1876 to $ 64,000. But with a true spirit <strong>of</strong> econ-<br />

we are indebted to the patriotism <strong>of</strong> ^Irs. Putnam, omy the town has reduced the debt to $51,800, and<br />

wife <strong>of</strong> the grandson <strong>of</strong> the old patriot. General has a surplus <strong>of</strong> at least $6,000, which might have<br />

Israel Putnam, the hero <strong>of</strong> two wars. The walls been held as a sinking-fund to pay the notes as they

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