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Courtesy of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center (Boston Public Library)

Courtesy of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center (Boston Public Library)

Courtesy of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center (Boston Public Library)

Metadata

Title

Other New Hampshire Localities: New Castle: Fort Constitution (A & B).

Call#

Fort Constitution (A & B)

Object Name

File, Document

Object ID

Vertical File 0503

Multimedia Files

Click here to view the pdf.
Click here to view the article.
Click here to view the article by Thomas F. Kehr about the raid on Fort William and Mary (Dec., 1774).
Click here to view the letter (12/12/1774) from the Marblehead, Mass. Committee of Correspondence (John Gerry) to Portsmouth, N.H. informing them of the intention of British troops to secure military stores from the colonists and encouraging them to intervene. Precipitated the visit from Paul Revere (12/13/1774) and the raid on Fort William and Mary (12/14/1774).

Summary

Items in the multimedia link may not represent everything in the vertical file.
Prior to the American Revolution - called Fort William and Mary.

Subjects

Vertical File
New Castle (N.H.)
Forts & fortifications
United States
History - Revolution, 1775-1783
Coastal defenses
History

People

Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
Wentworth, John, 1737-1820

Search Terms

New Castle (N.H.)
Fort Constitution
Fort Constitution Coast Guard Station
Fort William and Mary
Walbach Tower

Physical Description

2 File folders.