# #Todayin1776: Joseph Ward Writes to John Adams Threats to Boston and Also A New Job

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Podcast: [Getting Hammered®](https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-hammered-4386701)
Published: 2026-05-06T00:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Joseph Ward is a cousin and aide-de-camp to Gen. Artemas Ward. He is a frequent correspondent of Adams, reporting what he's seeing on the military front in Boston. Adams is worried about the British, still sitting around the harbor, trying to take over Boston again now that the Army is mostly in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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