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Rachel Walker Revere

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Rachel Walker Revere, painted by Gilbert Stuart

... that Rachel Walker Revere bribed a British officer to secure a pass for her family to safely escape British-occupied Boston after her husband's "midnight ride"?

Source: "The next letters between Paul and Rachel discuss arrangements for getting the family out of besieged Boston. The British only allowed for people to leave with a pass, and passes were hard to come by....in her letter to Paul dated May 2, 1775, Rachel declares that "capt Irvin says he has not received any letter and I send by this 2 bottles beer and 1 wine for his servant."...clearly, the supply of food became of paramount concern within the city, which allowed Rachel to wield it as a bribe to obtain passes." Jenny Hale Pulsipher. "Rachel Walker Revere: A Revolutionary Woman." The Revere House Gazette, Winter 1997, pg. 6. There are also references to the event in Paul Revere and the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes, and A True Republican by Jayne Triber.

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Created by Isoxys (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Isoxys (talk) 20:43, 4 November 2025 (UTC).

Article is in good shape and eligible. No evidence of copyvio, and the hook is interesting enough (I might link midnight ride though). The source quote seems to confirm the hook, but I'd need to know what this source actually is. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 04:24, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

I have added a cite for the quote, it comes from the Paul Revere Memorial Association. Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:05, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Whoops, sorry I forgot to add a citation! I've edited the source to include one now. Isoxys (talk) 17:03, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Isoxys, the article says she may have bribed an officer, and source indicates her letter suggests that she may have bribed Captain Irvin for a pass, which is not as declarative as the hook. I think either a new hook is needed or a clearer source indicating that a bribe did indeed take place. Dclemens1971 (talk) 03:13, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

I think that's fair! Would changing the hook to "may have bribed a British officer" be alright, or should I come up with something new entirely? Isoxys (talk) 19:42, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

@Isoxys: Dclemens1971 is on wikibreak, but I would suggest other hooks.--Laun chba ller 13:27, 3 December 2025 (UTC)