Medfield Historical Society Presents: Dr. Major General Joseph Warren and Medfield's Own Daughter of Liberty - Miss Mercy Scollay

The following was provided by the Medfield Historical Society:

Joseph Warren, a pioneering doctor who quickly became the most prominent doctor in Boston, played a leading role in the early Revolutionary period. He was author of The Suffolk Resolves, the person who sent Paul Revere on that famous ride and a hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill. At the time of his demise, he was a widower and father of four; the youngest of whom was just three years old. He was betrothed to Miss Mercy Scollay, an unsung Daughter of Liberty.

Learn about this tragic romance, Miss Mercy's patriotic poetry, her interactions with leading Patriots and long life as an unofficial widow.

Samuel Forman, author of the newly published Dr. Joseph Warren: The Boston Tea Party, Bunker Hill, and the Birth of American Liberty, will share new discoveries about Miss Scollay, a most distinguished and unrecognized Medfield resident.