Paul Revere Wasn't the Only Midnight Rider Who Dashed Through the Darkness to Warn the Patriots That the British Were Coming

Paul Revere’s Many Rides

A scrap of paper in the Massachusetts State Archives tells a great story. Dated August 1775, it is an invoice for £11, one shilling (about $2,000 today) submitted to the Massachusetts provincial government by Paul Revere.

Chester County commemorates historic midnight ride with ‘Two Lights’

WEST CHESTER — There will likely not be any galloping of hooves across the paved streets of Chester County, and no warnings of imminent invasion are likely to be heard, but if you look in the right place, you might find two lanterns in local windows commemorating the night and horseback rides that preceded the start of the American Revolution. On Thursday, the three county commissioners gathered with others to ceremoniously illuminate two lights…

Paul Revere Wasn't the Only Midnight Rider Who Dashed Through the Darkness to Warn the Patriots That the British Were Coming

Revere, who was later immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem, was one of many riders who rode through the countryside, spreading the alarm on April 18, 1775

Paul Revere’s many rides | The Highland County Press

We do not have an invoice for Revere’s famous midnight ride, but he was not riding for pay. Whether or not Massachusetts paid him for his important work the night of April 18, 1775, we all remain in debt to him, and to those who answered his call.