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Show Paul Revere Not Alone During His Famous Ride Paul Revere was. not alone on his famous ride, but was accompanied by William Dawes, an ancestor of former Vice President Dawes, and Dr. Samuel Prescott, who overtook . them on the road to Concord. On the night of April 18, 1775, the head of the Sons of Liberty, Dr. Warren, noticed the mobilization of the British Brit-ish troops near Boston and he summoned sum-moned Dawes and Revere to alarm the countryside. Dawes was the first to start and his route to Lexington was through Roxbury and Brighton Bridge. Revere went by way of Charlestown and Medford to Lex- ington, found Samuel Adams and John Hancock and gave them the message, then waited about hah! an hour until Dawes came. They set off together for Concord and were overtake by Dr, freC0tt, whose torhe v)&s in that place. About $U ' miles from Lexington Common, when JJawes and Prescott had stopped to give the alarm at a house, Revere was about 100 rods ahead when he saw two men in the highway. high-way. They proved to be British officers of-ficers and others came forward. Prescott jumped his horse over a low stone wall and escaped to Concord, Con-cord, and Dawes escaped to Lexington, Lexing-ton, pursued by three or four officers. offi-cers. Revere never reached Concord, Con-cord, but the alarm was given there by one of his companions. |