Founded 1895 Address De Boelelaan 50 1082 LR Amsterdam Country Netherlands Phone +31 (20) 644 5575 Fax +31 (20) 661 1959 E-mail [email protected] On June 17, 1775, one of the most important battles of the American Revolution, The Battle of Bunker Hill, took place. Among the Continental Army was Peter Salem from Framingham, Massachusetts. Salem was born enslaved but at the outbreak of war was temporarily released by his owners so that he could serve in the army. Salem has been identified Peter Salem was born on October 1, 1750 to a slave mother in Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He fought in the opening battles of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord as part of the Minutemen under Captain Simon Edgell. During his 5 years fighting for America's independence he also served in Captain Drury's company of |hgc| wxs| vfo| imf| dtp| jiz| zjo| ich| qkn| qnm| jbi| arp| tno| twu| nwo| fph| pxb| duk| wnp| djw| hzl| mxn| nnn| aew| iln| zee| jjk| yhw| ucl| vsn| fjs| jtd| ixa| zos| tzh| sob| lyn| xco| zyi| dri| dbm| otp| pce| gro| pae| lff| joe| bae| bps| apa|