Some Account of Pastoral Visits, 1775
Some Account of Pastoral Visits in 1775by the Rev. Mr. Samuel West, Minister in Needham, 1764-1788 Thanks to Rev, West’s time in Needham, and the meticulous memoir and notes […]
Rev. Samuel West
Needham Declares Independence in June. Nation Follows 11 Days Later.
“If the Honorable Congress … of the United Colonies Declare them independent of the kingdom of Great Britain, they the Said Inhabitants [of Needham] will Solemnly Engage with their Lives
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Needham’s Road to Revolution
The Rev. Samuel West was worried, and rightly so. Needham’s militia was a band of poorly-trained farmers. How could they hope to succeed against the largest and most powerful army