About this episode

The episode discusses Joseph Ward's correspondence with John Adams regarding military threats to Boston during the American Revolution.

Joseph Ward is a cousin and aide-de-camp to Gen. Artemas Ward. He is a frequent correspondent of Adams, reporting what he's seeing on the military front in Boston. Adams is worried about the British, still sitting around the harbor, trying to take over Boston again now that the Army is mostly in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• historical correspondence
• military history
• Boston
• British threats

Keywords

• Joseph Ward
• John Adams
• Boston
• British
• military
• American Revolution
• Gen. Artemas Ward

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Places: Boston, New York City

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