The Unsung Hero Who Helped Launch a New Nation

“The Midnight Ride of Dr. Samuel Prescott”

Photo by Rusty Watson on Unsplash

This is the fourth in my series of unsung heroes, and it comes on the 249th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution.

Dr. Sam Prescott kissed Lydia Mulliken goodnight, jumped onto his Chestnut mare, and headed home. He had been courting Lydia for about a year, whenever his…