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Elizabeth [Murray)] Inman to [Ralph Inman], 22 April 1775 J. M. Robbins Papers When the Battle of Lexington and Concord broke out in April 1775, Elizabeth [Murray] Inman was close to the action, at the estate of her third husband, Ralph Inman, in Cambridge. At the time, Ralph was in Boston. The location of their home gave Elizabeth a close-up view of the troop movements and the reactions of the town's inhabitants. Large numbers of women and children fled. After the battle, the British troops retreated into Boston. Rebellious colonists in arms surrounded the occupied town, and those within, including Ralph Inman, could not leave Boston. In this letter, Elizabeth describes the scene in Cambridge and her actions for her absent spouse. See Patricia Cleary, Elizabeth Murray: A Woman's Pursuit of Independence in Eighteenth-Century America (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2000), 167-207.
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Elizabeth [Murray)] Inman to [Ralph Inman], 22 April 1775 J. M. Robbins Papers, Courtesy, Massachusetts Historical Society. Page 1
