PRESCOTT, DAWES AND PAUL REVERE p.66 - Prescott Memorial - John Prescott Line, Lancaster, MA Dr. Samuel Prescott b. Aug l9, l75l. On his return from Lexington in the night previous to the l9th of April, l775, where he had spent the evening in paying his addresses to the daughter of a Mr. Mulli- ken, he soon overtook Paul Revere and William Dawes on their way to Concord to alarm the people and apprise them of the intended expedition of the British soldiers upon Concord. When the three had arrived near Hart- well's tavern in the lower bounds of Lincoln they were attacked by four British officers of a scouting party sent out the preceding evening. Revere and Dawes were taken prisoners, Prescott was also attacked and had the reins of his horse's bridle cut, but he succeeded in making his escape by jumping his horse over the wall; and, taking a circuitous route through Lincoln, he push- ed on with the utmost speed to Concord and gave the alarm of the approach of the British. He was subsequently taken prisoner on board a privateer and carried to Halifax, Nova Scotia where he died in prison. __________________________________________________ PRESCOTT, DAWES AND REVERE - Another source Source: New England Editors of Time-Life Books, Time, Inc., New York. 1967 p.70 Plunging through the night, Paul Revere ended up in Lexington, arriving ahead of William Dawes. At the home of the Reverend Jonas Clarke, where Adams and Hancock were in hiding, he confirmed rumors that the British had taken the field. He and Dawes, joined by another rider, Dr. Samuel Prescott, then continued together toward Concord, only to encounter a British patrol. In the confusion, Prescott and Dawes escaped but Revere was taken to Lexington and - inexplicably - released. While Minutemen hurried to Buckman Tavern to await the British, Revere fled with Hancock and Adams. Painting shows Prescott escaping alone to Concord as Dawes and Revere are stopped by the British Patrol. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth