In reflecting on the reality that certain news outlets have been barred from the White House, articles by Dr. Joseph Warren, which were printed in the Boston Gazette in 1769, came to mind. The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1760-1771, was Francis Bernard, a British administrator and Tory. His adamant policies and oppressive tactics in Massachusetts were not well received by those who believed their rights as …
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 …
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, …
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 …
Commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill (actually Breed’s Hill) cannot be properly achieved without tribute to Liberty’s martyr – Joseph Warren. A prominent young physician and widowed father of four small children, Warren was the foremost Patriot leader in the months leading to the Battles of Lexington and Concord until his ultimate sacrifice on Breed’s Hill. Joseph Warren ignited the American Revolution! Anticipating an …
What set Massachusetts apart from the sister colonies? By the mid 18th century, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was populated by multigenerational families which had depended on one another for well over 100 years. Their system of education for both sons and daughters was well-established. They shared the same Christian dogma. And the abuse of Parliament was encountered in Massachusetts twenty-five years before the Stamp Act of 1765. Struggling with …