Raiders of Cattle and Cannon North of Boston Heights
Captain Colin leads ten horsemen with Amos as they raid a British cattle herd near Dorchester Heights during the siege. They fend off redcoat pursuit, rescue the herd, and report to General Ward as winter tightens, while Colin receives orders to escort engineers moving Ticonderoga guns westward toward Fitch’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Colin
Dorchester Heights
Amos Farnsworth
General Ward
Dorchester Neck
Colin
Amos
Leutenant
Ward
Collin
Nook's Hill
Nook's
Boston Neck
Redcoats
Helen
Troy
Israel Putnam
Washington
Bunker Hill
Maggie Lauder
Fitch's
Boston
New Year’s Resolutions Lead to Sudden Romance
In a small town on New Year’s Day Tom Sutton, his sister Peggy and a lively group of suitors perform resolutions while Peggy nabs cuff buttons. Tom helps a frightened girl after a confrontation with Marmaduke Butler, then faces a possible engagement with Sally’s cousin as romance blooms amid a night of social mixing.
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Kingcraft
Colin
Thar
Jesus
Washington
Amos
Virginia
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
AB Judson
Peggy
Bob
Tom
Aria
Bobby
Sally
Marmaduke
Marmaduke Butler
Hoatsely
Bedford Street
Burton James
Madges
Madge
Chen
Bedeford Street
Nioe
Mudge
Moons Bena
Sthaioate
Historic Love Letter and Guns of Ticonderoga Move
Chapter VI recounts a winter pause in the American camp at Cambridge as officers marshal men home and rearm. Revere’s talptper mill and captured coastal prizes bolster powder for a trained residuum. News of Québec defeat and Montgomery’s death fuels ardor despite Arnold’s hardships. The Rider of the White Horse prowls camp while leaders debate strategy and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ticonderoga
Dorchester Heights
Revere
Cambridge
Quebec
Montgomery
Arnold
Colin
Amos
Ike
David
Revolutionary hero Colin Cabot in Boston to Cambridge
In July 1775 Colin Cabot joins the Cambridge company of Capt. Amos Farnsworth. He impresses Washington and becomes his informal secretary with captain rank. A letter from Pat asks a meeting beyond lines. Farnsworth's troop rescues Colin from a British plot and duel with Harry Gage. Washington demotes Gage, later restores Colin. Colin travels west on a recruiting mission with Col. Botts and meets pioneer Mrs Bowlby before returning to Cambridge.
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Boston
Colin Cabot
Patience
Pat'' Fayerweather
Revolutionary Army
Cambridge
Amos Farnsworth
Colin
Washington
Pat
Farnsworth
Harry Gage
Gage
Mrs. Washington
Ring Out Wild Bells From In Memoriam Poem Fragment
Fragmented OCR presents Alfred Lord Tennyson’s lines urging ringing out wild bells to banish old grievances and herald noble change. The text references ring out grief, ring in truth, and calls for peace, moral reform, and the approach of a new era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bella
Ana
Christ
Lord Tinnyson
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Irving Bachelter
WIU Service
Phebe
Comtenis
Butters
White Horse
Adam
Eve
American Colonies
Paradise
England
Betsy
Patt
Lady Washington
Commander In Chief
Sutton IN
Marie Marsh
Tom and
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