The Cambridge of 1776: Wherein is [Set] Forth an Account of the Town, and of the Events it Witnessed: With Which Is Incorporated the Diary of Dorothy Dudley, Now First Published; Together with an Historicall Sketch; Severall Appropriate Poems; Numerous A…

v, 123 pp. CONTENTS: Sonnet--Dorothy Dudley, by William D. Howells; Sketch of the History of Cambridge from Its Settlement in 1631 to 1776, by David Greene Haskins, Jr.; The Influence of Cambridge in the Formation of the Nation, by Andrew P. Peabody; Extracts from the Diary of Dorothy Dudley, from April 18th, 1775, to July 19th, 1776; The Guests at Head-Quarters, by H.E. Scudder; The Batchelder House, and its Owners, by Mrs. Isabella James; English Letter Describing the Battle of Lexington, Contributed by Mrs. M.C. Sparks; Letters of Edmund Quincy, Contributed by Miss Donnison; Verses on the Scenery of Cambridge, by Mr. Lowell and Dr. Holmes; The Old Court House by John Holmes; Lament of the Weathercock of 1776, by Mrs. Charles Folsom; Praise of the Past, by George Parsons Lathrop; Partial List of Authorities Consulted in Preparing This Book; Index.