The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries, 13. köideJohn Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond A. S. Barnes., 1885 |
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... British army . In the same document attention was called to the perilous position of Gardiner's Island , and its attractions for the enemy . Before effective action was taken in the matter , a fleet of thirteen sail anchored in ...
... British army . In the same document attention was called to the perilous position of Gardiner's Island , and its attractions for the enemy . Before effective action was taken in the matter , a fleet of thirteen sail anchored in ...
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... British officers were billeted upon him , much to his discomfort . Sir William Erskine , Lord Percy , afterward second Duke of Northumberland , Lord Cathcart , Governor Tryon , Major André , and occasionally Sir Henry Clinton , were ...
... British officers were billeted upon him , much to his discomfort . Sir William Erskine , Lord Percy , afterward second Duke of Northumberland , Lord Cathcart , Governor Tryon , Major André , and occasionally Sir Henry Clinton , were ...
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... British fleet came to anchor in Gardiner's Bay . Shortly afterward , some American vessels were chased into New London harbor , where they were blockaded during the next three years . The fleet , numbering as many as seven ships of the ...
... British fleet came to anchor in Gardiner's Bay . Shortly afterward , some American vessels were chased into New London harbor , where they were blockaded during the next three years . The fleet , numbering as many as seven ships of the ...
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... British finally left without executing their threats . When near the shore one of the officers ran back as if for something for- gotten , and told Gardiner he had been treated in a most unjustifiable man- ner , and that Pigott's conduct ...
... British finally left without executing their threats . When near the shore one of the officers ran back as if for something for- gotten , and told Gardiner he had been treated in a most unjustifiable man- ner , and that Pigott's conduct ...
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... British guards might know instantly to whom they belonged , and allow them to pass and repass without question . * Many of the British officers and soldiers were buried upon the island during the conflict . Another notable excitement to ...
... British guards might know instantly to whom they belonged , and allow them to pass and repass without question . * Many of the British officers and soldiers were buried upon the island during the conflict . Another notable excitement to ...
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