{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"a genealogist&#039;s sketchbook","provider_url":"https:\/\/nltaylor.net\/sketchbook","author_name":"Nat Taylor","author_url":"https:\/\/nltaylor.net\/sketchbook\/archives\/author\/nat","title":"A Revolutionary casualty - a genealogist&#039;s sketchbook","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FHHBrpdwDc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nltaylor.net\/sketchbook\/archives\/2180\">A Revolutionary casualty<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/nltaylor.net\/sketchbook\/archives\/2180\/embed#?secret=FHHBrpdwDc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Revolutionary casualty&#8221; &#8212; a genealogist&#039;s sketchbook\" data-secret=\"FHHBrpdwDc\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/nltaylor.net\/sketchbook\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"August 8, 1775 \u2014 250 years ago this day \u2014 a Gloucester, Massachusetts, militia company scrambled and successfully fought off a shore raid by marines from HMS Falcon, menacing Gloucester Harbor. Dogtown resident and militiaman Peter Lurvey, age 35 \u2014 my ancestor \u2014 was fatally shot, dying later in the day. He is my only [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/nltaylor.net\/sketchbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gloucester-Harbor-map.jpg","thumbnail_width":1176,"thumbnail_height":804}