William Dawes Thesis

William Dawes was a famous tanner and patriot from Massachusetts during the 1775 American Revolution. He was born on April 6th, 1745 in Boston. He was the second child out of twelve belonging to William Dawes, his father of the same name, and his mother, Lydia Boone. In 1767, Dawes was one of the 650 people to sign the “Non-important Agreement”, which prevented them from buying imported goods from Britain. The things he was prevented from buying include clothing, furniture, various spices, and more. But he pulled through, as in 1768, he joined the ancient and honorable artillery company, a private training organization and was promoted to second major of the regiment of the Boston militia. Later, in October of 1774, be planned a break-in at