Paul Revere Engraving of The Boston Massacre, 1770

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Preferred citation:

Paul Revere Engraving of The Boston Massacre, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.10 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Paul Revere Engraving of The Boston Massacre, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Line engraving, 26 March 1770, 10.25" x 11.75", by Paul Revere, "The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5, 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.", including three columns of verse giving the names of the dead.

Biographical / historical:

Paul Revere (bap. December 22, 1734 -- May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution.

Because he was immortalized after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord, Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol. In his lifetime, Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston craftsman, who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military.

Revere later served as an officer in one of the most disastrous campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, a role for which he was later exonerated. After the war, he was early to recognize the potential for large-scale manufacturing of metal. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Gift
Processing information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in Sept. 1985.

Physical description:
10.25" x 11.75"
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard