▁Register , ▁vol s . ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 5 5 , ▁ 8 4 , ▁ 1 1 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 3 6 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁other ▁sources . ▁He ▁had ▁extensive ▁business ▁interests ▁along ▁the ▁Boston ▁wh arf ▁and ▁with ▁Thomas ▁S od den ▁owned ▁ ▁making ▁up ▁" what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Port ." ▁ ▁In man ▁also ▁owned ▁a ▁" large , ▁three - story ▁r amb ling ▁m ansion " ▁in ▁a ▁" l ittle ▁g ente el ▁Town ▁about ▁ 4 ▁Mil es ▁off ▁( from ▁Boston ) ▁cal ld ▁Cambridge , ▁where ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Gent le men ' s ▁Famil ies ▁live ▁upon ▁their ▁Est ates ." ▁This ▁included ▁the ▁Br att les , ▁after ▁whom ▁Br attle ▁Square ▁was ▁named . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁American ▁general ▁Israel ▁Put nam ▁took ▁over ▁In man ' s ▁house ▁as ▁his ▁headquarters . ▁In man ▁was ▁intent ▁on ▁remaining ▁neutral ▁in ▁the ▁war , ▁but ▁his ▁intent ions ▁went ▁for ▁n aught ▁when ▁his ▁son ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁causing ▁authorities ▁to ▁begin ▁conf isc ating ▁his ▁property . ▁He ▁fled , ▁leaving ▁his ▁wife , ▁Elizabeth ▁Murray , ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁General ▁Put nam ▁and ▁protect ▁the ▁property . ▁▁ ▁In man ' s ▁wife , ▁his ▁second , ▁was ▁a ▁business