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Road to Revolution: 1763-1776

A sermon preached on the anniversary of the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1776.

A sermon preached on the anniversary of the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1776.

Citation Information: Clark, Jonas, “The fate of blood-thirsty oppressors, and God's tender care of his distressed people,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/f19ff7389c21d95e5aab96514bd1ad35.

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Courtesy of Boston College Libraries and Boston Library Consortium via Internet Archive.

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Item 14 of 14 in the Primary Source Set Road to Revolution: 1763-1776

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The minutes from a meeting of the Committees of Correspondence in Massachusetts regarding British occupation, February 25, 1775.

Four illustrations depicting the battle of Lexington Green, 1775.

A deposition of a colonial militiaman from the battle of Lexington and Concord, April 25, 1775.

A sermon preached on the anniversary of the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1776.

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