Was Paul Revere actually at the Boston Massacre?

Question

Please let me know.

I know he made the drawing but did he actually see it or did he get that information from someone else.

And was a soldier or just a citizen.

Help would be great Thank you!

Answer 1

I don't think so. He isn't mentioned as a participant only that he did the engraving.

Revere's historic engraving is long on political propaganda and short on accuracy or aesthetics.

Documentation has come to light over the years indicating that Revere copied engraver Henry Pelham's drawings of the Massacre, produced his own engraving, and three weeks after the occurrence was advertising his prints for sale in Boston's newspapers. By the time Pelham's prints hit the street, Revere's print had flooded the market. A third engraving was executed by Jonathan Mulliken, who also issued prints depicting the event. Except for a number of minor differences, all three prints appear alike.

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winte...

Samuel Adams and other propagandists, however, immediately capitalized on this incident, using it to fan colonial passions. Paul Revere assisted the effort by issuing one of his most famous engravings, possibly plagiarized, depicting the American version of the event.

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h644.ht...

Revere became politically active during the Stamp Act Crisis in 1765. He was an early member of the Sons of Liberty, a participant in the Boston Tea Party, and a rider for the local committee of correspondence, making trips to New York City, Philadelphia and various locations throughout New England.

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h653.ht...

After the Boston Massacre in 1770, Revere engraved, printed, and sold a picture depicting the incident. The engraving helped stir the American colonists’ anger.

In 1773 Revere participated in the Boston Tea Party, when American colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest a British tax.

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_7615...

Answer 2

Paul revere was at the Boston Massacre. and he was a soldier.  if he wasnt there then how would he have done the engravings..