"I am delighted with your new book Beacon Hill, &c. Nothing of the
kind ever pleased me more."
"I have read and re-read your exhaustive history of Beacon Hill. It
revives a thousand delightful memories of my boyhood; all its
statements tally with my recollections."
"I enjoyed the reading of your book on Beacon Hill very highly. You
have certainly made a careful study of that field, and have given me a
large amount of information. I know much more about ancient Boston
than I did before."
_Paul Revere's Signal Lanterns_, April 18, 1775. By WILLIAM W. WHEILDON.
8vo. pp. 50. Concord, 1878.
"Mr. Wheildon considers, one by one, the various statements that have
been made and theories broached concerning the display of lights from
the Old North Church, on the evening of April 18, 1775. The conclusion
to which he arrives seems to be supported by both documentary evidence
and local tradition."--_Transcript._
"An occasional doubt has been thrown on the authenticity of the story;
but the author of this pamphlet has evidently made a patient
investigation, and appears to have established a very satisfactory
case."--_Daily Globe._
"The author introduces many fresh facts having a direct bearing upon
the once disputed position of the lanterns; and in consequence has
produced a work of great historical value, in addition to many others
of a similar nature from his pen."--_Commercial Bulletin._
[Since the publication of this pamphlet, the city committee have
purchased two hundred copies of the work.]
Transcriber's Notes:
Passages in italics are indicated by _italics_.
Passages in Blackleter font are indicated by =Blackleter=.