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GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAMBorn m Salem Village (now Danvers) Massachusetts on January ”, 1 1 18, commanded the ( onneiticut Militia in PM; fought in {fie I fern.h and Indian Wars and became an organizer of the SonsCT*of Liberty delegated t« vs arn (imcrnor f iteh that he could not en-force the Stamp \vt In i'”s he w as upp* mted a Major General of the ( tintmental Amu and w.o a leaifer m planning the Battle of Bunker Hill As chief m ^ mmand of New York before Vt'ash mgton he fought and later supervised the removal of all trcxps and stores after the retreat t ! '”6 He ended his military career as cluef of recruiting service in ( onnestuut in I”’’1) and died in Bro. kivn. ( onnectuuton Mav 2' PSK)This ebullient, starred o’d Indian fighter weighing over 2oo pounds blutt vet kind, was j tamilur hgure in this part of C onnccticut He was perhaps best described bv a contemporary as the toast of the army He does not wear a wig, nor screw up fus countenance into a form thar belies his generous soul, he is not adept either at politicsor religious canting and cozening, he is no shakehand hoclv, he therefore is totally unht for everything but fighting
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Darien News
Darien, Connecticut, US
Thu, Jun 10, 1976
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