Fwd: American Bostonian dialect in the 1750s

[Joan Houston Hall]

Would anyone like to respond to the query below?  Please post both to the
list and to Ms. Notley.

>Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:00:44 -0400
>From: Frances Allen Notley <fanot1 at bellatlantic.net>
>Subject: American Bostonian dialect in the 1750s
>
>Greetings!
>
>I am seeking information on the accent of Americans living in Boston during
>the early revolutionary days for use in a puppet show.  Do you have any
>suggestion or leads or sound bytes that would be useful?
>
>I understand my southwest Virginia roots combined with my Irish ancestry may
>actually be close to the sound we are after.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Frances Notley