[3] He was commissioned by Governor Shirley, February 29, 1756, as
lieutenant of artillery "for service in the expedition to Crown Point,
under command of General John Winslow"; by a majority of the Council,
then at Watertown, April 10, 1776, as major in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Josiah Whitney, "for service in the defence of Boston Harbor";
and by the same authority, November 29, 1776, as lieutenant-colonel of
artillery, "for defence of the State and for the immediate defence of
the town and harbor of Boston," under command of Colonel Thomas Crafts.
Thereafter he was always known by his neighbors and townspeople as
"Colonel Revere."
[4] "The Copper Works of the Messrs. Revere are referred to by various
writers as of Boston; Bishop saying that 'in 1802 the only manufactory
of sheet copper in the country was that of the Messrs. Revere at
Boston.' The facts are that while this firm made Boston the headquarters
of its business the manufactory was at Canton where soon after the war
$25,000 had been invested in a plant."--The Memorial History of Boston,
vol. iv, page 81.
[5] In 1800 Lynn Street extended from Winnisimmet Ferry to Charles River
Bridge. In 1833 it was merged into Commercial Street.