Journalist; born in
Boston, Mass., Oct. 17, 1800; became a legislative reporter on the Boston
Statesman in 1825; established the
Bunker Hill Aurora in
Charlestown in 1827, and published it for forty-four years; studied law, but never practised; and removed to
Concord, Mass., in 1846.
He wrote
Curiosities of history;
Siege and evacuation of Boston and Charlestown, with a brief account of pre-revolutionary buildings;
Sentry of Beacon Hill, its Beacon and monument;
Paul Revere's signal lanterns; and
New history of the battle of Bunker Hill.
He died in
Concord, Mass., Jan. 7, 1892.
