Gravestone of Independence
stone grave marker
1776-07-04
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n.a.
Belchertown Votes for Independence
Meeting Notes, 10" X 8" ink on paper, two-sides
1776-06-25
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Box 35A; Folder 27
"The Bloody Massacre perpetrated on King Street, Boston on March 5th, 1770"
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engraving on paper, 9.31" x 10.5", printed by Paul Revere
Collection of Memorial Hall Museum
1770
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CRR-B-28
Doctor Estes Howe’s Revolutionary War Notebooks
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<p>These two notebooks contain the Revolutionary War Record and Accounts of Dr. Estes Howe, 1775-1785. Book I is entitled, “Estes Howe, his book, Peeks Kill, June 7, 1777, Belcherton [sic], May 14” and is 56 pages, 6x7½ in., paper cover, stitched. Book II has no cover, but contains his Revolutionary War Records, 1775-1776, and his notes as Belchertown Town Clerk, 1782 – 1783. It is 68 pages, 6x7¼ in., stitched paper. Also available: <a href="https://revolutionhappenedhere.org/files/fullsize/Howes-journal-finding-aid.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a partial list of other content found in the journals</a>.</p>
July 1775 - 1784
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Object ID = Box 004, Folder 03
Colton Family Register
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7.75" X 10.75" hand-colored, engraved family register
1750-1799
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Soapstone Bullet Mold
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Soapstone bullet mold, 2.25" x 3.17" x 0.75", Boston, Bunker Hill
June, 1775
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1872.19
Long-Handled Frying Pan
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Long-handled frying pan, iron, 55" x 16.75", West Point, Colrain
c. 1775
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1875.01.01
Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
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"Brown Bess", Tower musket, Crown and "G.R." on lockplate, caliber .75, Saratoga Springs, NY, Shelburne
1768
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1882.81
William Dorrell's Sword
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Short sabre, no marks, grip rewound with rope, guard broken. Length: 32", Petersham, Warwick, Leyden
Late 18th century
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1884.13
Flag Fragment
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Piece of Col Hugh Maxwell's regimental flag - 11.5" x 6.5", Charlemont, Heath
1776-1783
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1886.15.01