 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1814 - 604 pages
...Pitcairn having taken all possible pains to convince the inhabitants, that no injury was intended them, and that if they opened their doors when required, to search for said stores, not the slightest mischief should be done ; neither had any of the people the least occasion... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...At Concord we found very few inhabitants in the town ; those we met with, both Major Pit1775. cairn and myself took all possible pains to convince that...stores, not the slightest mischief would be done. We had opportunies of convincing them of our good intentions, but they were sulky ; and one of them even struck... | |
 | Massachusetts. Provincial Congress - 1838 - 866 pages
...Pitcairn, having taken all possible pains to convince the inhabitants that no injury was intended them, and that, if they opened their doors when required, to search for said stores, not the slightest mischief should be done ; neither had any of the people the least occasion... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1853 - 410 pages
...seen by a party that marched by soon after. At Concord we found very few inhabitants in the town ; those we met with both Major Pitcairn and myself took...convincing them of our good intentions, but they were sulky ; and one of them even struck Major Pitcairn. On our leaving Concord to return to Boston, they began... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1853 - 418 pages
...being seen by a party that marched by soon after. At Concord we found very few inhabitants in the town; those we met with both Major Pitcairn and myself took...convincing them of our good intentions, but they were sulky ; and one of them even struck Major Pitcairn. On our leaving Concord to return to Boston, they began... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 426 pages
...a party that marched by soon after. At Concord we found very few inhabitants in the town ; those wo met with both Major Pitcairn and myself took all possible...convincing them of our good intentions, but they were sulky ; and one of them even struck Major Pitcairn. On our leaving Concord to return to Boston, they began... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1858 - 420 pages
...seen by a party that marched by soon after. At Concord we found very few inhabitants in the town ; those we met with both Major Pitcairn and myself took...convincing them of our good intentions, but they were sulky ; and one of them even struck Major Pitcairn. On our leaving Concord to return to Boston, they began... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1860 - 524 pages
...of countrymen. " At Concord," the narrative continues, " we found very few inhabitants in the town ; those we met with, both major Pitcairn and myself...to convince that we meant them no injury, and that il' they opened their doors when required to search for military stores, not the slightest mischief... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1874 - 538 pages
...of countrymen. " At Concord," the narrative continues, " we found very few inhabitants in the town ; those we met with, both major Pitcairn and myself...them of our good intentions, but they were sulky, and one of them even struck major Pitcairn. On our leaving Concord to return to Boston, they began... | |
 | Edmund Ollier - 1874 - 660 pages
...General Gage, says that both he and Major Pitcairn did their utmost to convince the people that they meant them no injury, and that, if they opened their doors when required for the purposes of the search, no mischief would be done. "We had opportunities," writes this officer,... | |
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Concord we found very few inhabitants in the town ; those we met with both Major Pitcairn and myself took all possible pains to convince that we meant them no injury, and that if they opened their doors when required to search for military stores, not... 
