The story of Patriots' day, Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775; (1895)
Varney, George Jones, 1836-1901. [from old catalog] · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 119
was as follows: Itwas originally designed inEngland, in 1660-70, forthe three-county troops inMassachusetts, and became one of the acceptedstandards of the organized militia of this State,and as such it was used by the Bedford com-pany. The three-county troops consisted ofthe Colony regiments… … THE FLAGS OF THE REVOLUTION IO5 banner carried by the Middlesex regiment from thatdate, and was the standard of the jDatriots at theinitial conflict of the Revolution. It is, therefore,one of the most valuable relics of the Common-wealth.^ 1 The flag borne at the Battle of Bunker Hill had a blue…
