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AMES, Richard
"October 31, 1768=Richard Ames, a deserter, was shot, on
the Common (Boston, Massachusetts), and buried on the
same spot. The affair was thought to be one of unjust
severity, it not being a time of war, and some ladies,
prominent in the Town, tried, though vainly, to secure
his pardon from the commanding-general." BOSTON COMMON,
by Barber. p 79,
PeOcton: Richard Ames, a soldier of the 14th
regiment, who had deserted since the arri
the troops and was taken about 25 miles from town
Was tried on the 2eyd instant by a General Court
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AMES, Richard
"October 31, 1768-Richard Ames, a deserter, was shot, on
the Common (Boston, Massachusetts), and buried on the
same spot, The affair was thought to be one of unjust
severity, it not being a tim of war, and some ladies,
prominent in the Town, tried, though vainly, to secure
his pardon from the commanding-general." BOSTON COMMON,
by Barber. p 79.
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AMES, Richard
"October 31, 1768-Richard Ames, a deserter, was shot, on
the Common (Boston, Massachusetts), and buried on the
same spot, The affair was thought to be one of unjust
severity, it not being a time of war, and some ladies,
prominent in the Town, tried, tmugh vainly, to secure
his pardon from the conmanding-general," BOSTON COMMON,
by Barber. p 79
