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James Endicott was a farmer who lived in Canton, Massachusetts. He experienced a fire on his property and lost his house and almost all his possessions. In this letter dated to 1806, Revere is writing to the Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society on behalf of Endicott. The Fire Society was a group established to provide money and donated goods to help people who had suffered damage or loss of possessions and property due to fire.

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Glossary Terms

• Industrious—hardworking, efficient, diligent
• Fresh—lively, energetic, quick

From the collection of Paul Revere Memorial Association