William Heath
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William Heath was an American farmer, soldier, and political leader from Massachusetts who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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In February 1781, Gnl. Parsons wrote to Gnl. Heath, referencing a letter that Nathan Frink had written to Heath insulting Parsons. Parsons notes that they have captured "a negro slave" belonging to Frink and sold him to raise funds for to benefit the soldiers involved.
Jamaica Plain
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Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood of 4.4 square miles in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Settled by Puritans seeking farmland to the south, it was originally part of Roxbury. The community seceded
William Heath
…Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Heath made his home for his entire life at his family's farm in Roxbury, Massachusetts (present day Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, part of the city of Boston). He was born on a farm that had been settled in 1636 by his ancestors. He became active in the militia, and was a captain…
Soldier's Monument and First Unitarian Universalist Church in Jamaica Plain
This milestone marking five miles (8 km) from the Boston Town House, now the site of the Old State House in downtown Boston, was placed on Centre Street by Paul Dudley in 1735.
Skating On Jamaica Pond by Winslow Homer, 1859
Classic triple deckers on Child Street