Hoar thanked him but told him again that he could not and would not go, and that he had rather his broken skull should be carried to Massachusetts by somebody else, than to carry it home safe himself whilst his duty required him to remain.
Hoar expresses his commitment to duty over personal safety during a tumultuous time.
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