The Lodge of St. Andrew owned the building that housed the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston. The second level of this building was used for lodge meetings and rooms were made available to various resistance groups. Loyalist Governor Thomas Hutchinson referred to the Green Dragon as a “nest of sedition.” Daniel Webster referred to it as the “Headquarters of the Revolution.” It was within this building that plans were …
Dr. Joseph Warren was a Freemason, and though this was customary in 18th century Europe and America, there was nothing common about Warren’s involvement in the Craft. In 1761, while training as a medical apprentice he entered the Lodge of St. Andrew (Boston’s ancient lodge). He attended meetings sporadically then stopped attending for four years. In 1765 – Warren had his medical practice established, was married and had a …
WARREN was a widowed father of four young children and a prominent Boston physician. His name, courage, and determination to stand opposed to British tyranny was known throughout the colonies and in England. Though not present, he was the one who unified the disgruntled First Continental Congress. As the only patriot leader from the Massachusetts Provincial Congress and MA Committee of Safety in Boston on April 18, 1775, he …
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I began my research of Joseph Warren in 1985. Warren was the foremost Patriot leader in 1775. He was a widowed father of four young children and a prominent Boston physician. His name, courage, and determination to stand opposed to British tyranny was known throughout the colonies and in England. Though not present, he unified the disgruntled First Continental Congress. He was forced to make the decision ALONE to …
Joseph Warren was the embodiment of the American colonists’ struggle to secure their rights within the British empire. In June of 1775, Warren had just turned thirty-four. He was a widowed father of four young children and an esteemed Boston physician. His political leadership in Massachusetts started in 1765. A protege of Samuel Adams, Warren’s influence began through his writings and orations as a staunch defender of the right …
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A serious historian must carefully consider his or her subject. Hours of diligent research and conscientious, consuming deliberation go into the presentation for accuracy of an individual’s reputation as well as historical fact and circumstances. In his book Bunker Hill, Nathaniel Philbrick states in his notes, pages 319-320, that with the encouragement of Samuel Forman, author of Dr. Joseph Warren, they created the fictitious narrative of a thirteen-year-old child …
Nathaniel Philbrick is heralded as an expert on the American Revolution. He’s a New York Times bestseller, interviewed by the Smithsonian Magazine, the keynote speaker at major events of prestigious historical societies. and will be interviewed in the upcoming Ken Burn’s documentary. Yet, Nathaniel Philbrick created libelous fictitious narrative about Dr. Joseph Warren in his book Bunker Hill. Given the present national attention to the Jeffrey Epstein pedophile ring, …
Americans enjoy July 4th as a day to celebrate summer. Can we take a few moments from our cookouts and firework displays to acknowledge the significance of the signing of the Declaration of Independence? Might we reflect on the courage not only of the members of the Continental Congress — but also those on the battlefield who were charged with making this Declaration of Independence a reality. It would …
Early scholars carefully laid the foundation in their presentation of Joseph Warren’s life by adhering to the available historical record, except in their brief references to Warren being betrothed to a woman named Mercy Scollay. The earliest references to this betrothment cited no documentation. Biographer John Cary expanded the narrative a bit using a letter Scollay wrote to John Hancock as his citation, even though there is no reference …