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King streets), while yet another work was visible on the " Ocean drive " near the south- west extremity of the island, toward Castle Hill; both have since disappeared.
To the west of Newport on Conanicut, was located, in 1777, the Dumplings Rock battery, having an armament of eight eigh- teen-pound guns.
No vestige of this remains. The present old ruin called Fort Dumplings, and the Dumplings tower, is of later construction, it being built between the years 1798 and 1800. At that time, a new system of works for the protection of Narragansett Bay was projected, among which was the Dumplings fort. The construction of this system was placed under the supervision of Major Louis Tousard, a Frenchman, who had served gal- lantly with the American army during the Revolution, losing an arm at the action of Butt's Hill. This fort is often alluded to as a relic of the Revolution, and to correct this mistaken idea, this reference to it is made. South of the Dumplings tower, toward Beaver Tail, was another fort, which has since disappeared; while to the north toward Beaver Head on the west side of the island was another. This is yet well preserved
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and is situated on the Clarke farm; these completed the defences on Conanicut.
Perhaps, however, it would be an injustice to omit from the Conanicut defences, men- tion of "Eldred's one-gun battery"; for it
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appears to have been of some consequence, after all.
: On the Eldred farm on the east side of Conanicut lived Farmer Eldred, a patriot of the purest type. On his farm there was a great rock on the high land overlooking the
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water; here Farmer Eldred planted one of the guns taken from the fort on the island. From time to time the patriotic old farmer would amuse himself by firing a shot at the British vessels as they passed up and down the east passage.
One day he was fortunate enough to put a ball through the mainsail of one of the enemy's ships. This little pleasantry, on the part of Farmer Eldred, was not relished by the Britisher; a boat was lowered, and a force sent ashore to dislodge the company, which it was supposed occupied the station, and spike the gun. Upon seeing the boat lowered, Mr. Eldred quickly hid himself in the swamp on his farm, and when the boat's party arrived on the spot nothing was found but the gun mounted in the cleft of the rock. This they spiked, but the company they expected to capture had vanished as completely as though swallowed up by the earth. This was Eldred's one-gun battery.
All these works on Conanicut were occu- pied by the British, from the time they landed at Newport, in December, 1776, until the 8th of August, 1778, but on this date, in antici- pation of the occupancy of the island by the French, the British forces spiked the
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guns, destroyed the magazines, abandoned the works, and retreated to Newport.
Across the west passage on the mainland in South Kingstown, at what is called Bonnet Point, was an earthwork called the Bonnet battery; this was thrown up during the years 1777 and 1778, about the time the forts on Conanicut were built. It was an elliptical
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work and can be seen there to-day. It was continuously occupied by Rhode Island troops.
The form of the fort at the Bonnet has, undoubtedly, been much changed since it was erected during the Revolution. Twice since that time has it been rebuilt and occu-
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pied for the defence of the state. During the War of 1812 a battery was located here; and during the Civil War, when it was reported that the Confederate cruiser, Alabama, was off the coast, it was again strengthened, and an artillery company located here for some weeks.
So far as a careful study of the records and authorities relating to the Revolutionary period will disclose, the various forts and means of defence,1 here described, are all that were erected on Rhode Island soil dur- ing the struggle for American independence.
During the war, on occasions of alarm, artillery companies were stationed at many points along the shore, and simple breast- works were thrown up to cover the guns, but they are hardly to be considered as fortifica- tions.
While many of these works have entirely disappeared, there are yet enough left to recall those stirring days when a foreign foe menaced the Narragansett's shores, and our fathers fought for liberty.
1 An account of the naval defences is purposely omitted.
KEY TO FORTS, BEACONS AND COAST GUARD STATIONS.
Providence.
1. Prospect Hill Fort.
2. Ferry Lane Redouhts.
3. Fox Hill Fort.
28. Barker's Hill Fort.
29. Bliss Hill Fort (Green Eod).
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6. Fort Independence.
East Providence.
7. Bullock's Point Fort.
8. Kettle Point Works.
9. Hog Pea Point Fort (Fort Hill).
Cranston.
IO. Pawtuxet Fort (Long Neck or Pawtuxet Neck).
Warren.
II. Burr's Hill Fortifications.
Warwick.
Beacons and Watch 'owers.
A. Providence Beaccn.
B. Cumberlaod Hill Beacon ( Be: con Pole Hill).
C. Scituate Beacon (Chopmist Hal).
D. Tonomy Hill Beacon ( Newpo it).
E. Tower Hill Watch Tower.
F. Watch Hill Watch Tower.
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G. Nayatt Point, Barrington.
H. Rumstick Point, Barringtoo.
I. Quidnessett (Quonset Point), So. Kingstown.
J. Poplar Tree Poin. (Wickford | No. Kingstown.
K. Barber's Height Battery, No. fingstown.
L. Boston Neck, District of Narr igansett.
M. Point Judith, District of Narr gansett.
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21. Owl's Nest (Gould Island, Seaconnet River).
22. Bristol Ferry Fort.
23. Busts Hill Fort.
24. Quaker Hill Fort.
25. Turkey Hill Fort.
26. Fogland Ferry Fort.
27. Fort at Lawtoo's Valley.
4. Fort Sullivan.
31. Coddington's Cove Fort.
32. Coddington's Point Fort.
33. North Battery.
34. Fort Liberty (Goat Island).
35. Hallidon Hill ( Fort Chastelli x)
36. Brenton's Point Fort.
37. Castle Hill Fort.
38. Honeyman's Hill Fort.
Tiverton.
39. Fort Barton.
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INDEX OF NAMES.
Aborn, Anthony, 93. James, 92, 109. John, 89. John A., 89. Lorey, 89. Samuel, 93, Col., 86. Abram, John, 92. Adams, Ebenezer, Lieut., 80. Joseph, 106, III. Nudigate, Corpl., 105. Aldrich, Abel, S. Allbrow, Robert, 126. Allen, Asa, III. Barrett, 91. Beriah, 91.
John, 93, III. Joseph V., Fifer, 106.
Paul, 31, 44, 86. Stephen, 118. Thomas, 38. Allen, Thomas, Capt., 37, 105, 106.
Viall, 38; Ensign, 38; Lieut., 105. William, Capt., 125. Almy, Jeremiah, 10. Andrew, Benjamin, 92. Whipple, 92. Andrews, Benjamin, Fifer, 110. James, Jr., 10. William, 106. Angell, Daniel, II. Israel, Col., 125. James, Col., 70. John, Capt., 94. Joseph, S. Nathan, 53. Nehemiah, Ensign, 6.
Anthony, Daniel, 48. Reuben, III. Aplin, Stephen, III. William, 115. Arbuthnot, Admiral, 112. Arnold, Benedict, Col., II. Benjamin, Col., 6, 87, S8. David, 95- George, 89.
Israel, 89; Sergt., 88.
Israel, Jr., Sergt., S8. Jabez, 6.
James, 53; Lieut., 91.
Jesse, 92, 109. Jonathan, 31; Col., 70.
Joseph, 92.
Lemuel, 89. Moses, 89. Oliver, Lieut .- Col., 87, 88.
Othniel, Corpl., 6.
Philip, S7, SS.
Stephen, 109. William, Corpl., 6.
Atwood, John, Sergt., 93. Austin, Daniel, S3. George, IIS.
Isaiah, II. Pasco, 8, 13.
Babcock, Aaron, 118. Benjamin, S7. John P., 10. Joshua, Sergt., 9. Nathan, 2d, 123.
Samuel, 101. William, 101. Bagnall, Robert, 91. Bailey, John, 92.
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INDEX OF NAMES
Bailey, Lemuel, Lieut., 12. William, 109. Baker, Olney, 109. Barber, Thomas, II8. Barker, Isaac, IIO. Samuel, Corpl., 100. Barnes, Captain, 95. Samuel, 106.
Barron, Lieutenant, 128.
Barrows, David, 87.
Bartlett, Isaac, III.
Barton, William, 38; Col., 139. Bassett, Joseph, III. Zachariah, 6. Battey, Benjamin, 91. Joseph, 109.
Bemus, Jotham, 126.
Benedict, Nathaniel, IIS.
Bennett, Benjamin, Jr., 91.
Edward, 8, 11.
John, Jr., 10.
Joseph, 8, 10.
Micajah, III. William, 126.
Berry, James, Warden, 54. Timothy, 110. Bickford, Thomas, 6.
Bicknell, Joshua, Jr., 106. Thomas, 26. Thomas W., 37, 105.
Bigford, Thomas, Drummer, 93.
Bishop, Naman, Corpl., 7. Oliver, S. Bissell, Samuel, 9, 120. W., A. D. C., 72.
Blackmar, Amaziah, 6.
Blanchard, Benjamin, 126.
Blancher, James, 6.
Bliven, James. 9. Blodgett, William, 77.
Booth, John, S.
Boss, Benjamin, 6. Bosworth, Benajah, II. Benjamin, 104. Jonathan, Jr., 106. Joseph, 6, 13. Samuel, Capt., 106. Bowdish, Asa, 126.
Bowen, Jabez, Col., 22.
Bowen, Josiah, 106. Bowman, Captain, 95.
Bradford, William, Dept .- Gov., 98, 99, 104, 123. Bridges, John, 12. Obadiah, 8. Briggs, Allen, 8. Jonathan, 126. Joseph, 8, 10. Yelverton, 109. Brightman, David, 92. Brown, Benedict, 9. Charles, 6.
Christopher, 115.
Daniel, 110.
Free, 92.
George, 110.
Jeremiah, 115.
John, 68, 123. Joseph, 43, 53, 70, 84, 93, 109. Joseph, Master, 54.
Moses, 67; Sergt., 12.
Obadiah, 65.
Oliver, III.
Rowland, Ensign, 115.
Samuel, 92.
Tobias, 110.
Bucklin, Joseph, 43. Squire, 6.
Bullock, Joseph, 106.
Burch, John, III.
Burgess, Joseph, 89.
Burke, Joseph, III.
Burlingame, Jere, Corpl., 7. Solomon, 6.
Burr, Ezekiel, III.
Burrill, Captain, 73. Button, Isaiah, IO. Samuel, IO1.
Calendar, Elisha, III. Cambridge, John. 13.
Cappell, Peter, S. Capron, Oliver, 92. Card, Job, 92.
Carder, James, Ensign, 91. Carlisle, John. 77. Carpenter, Elisha, Sergt., 87, 88.
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INDEX OF NAMES
Carr, Captain, 95. Isaac, 91. Carver, Oliver, 93. Casey, Wanton, 107. Chadwick, John, 126. Champlin, John, IIS. Samuel, Lieut., 100. Thomas, 115. Chapman, Rufus, 6. Chappell, James, Drummer, 100. Thomas, IO1. Charles, Stephen, 101. Chase, Job, 101. Joseph, 108. Samuel, Jr., 86. Child, Martin, Sergt., 100. Church, Joshua, 9. Thomas, Col .; 103. Clarke, Asa, Drummer, 9. Cary, 118. Edward, 118.
Eleazer, S. Ethan, Capt., 9. George, Fife Major, 125. Jere, 93. John, Jr., 115. . Nathaniel, 106. Nicholas, Sergt., 9. Roger, 118. William C., 115.
Clinton, Sir Henry, 129. Cockran, Moses, Corpl., 12. Coddington, Edward, 109. Coggeshall, Caleb, 92. Joshua, 92. Thomas, 92. Cole, Edward, 126.
John, 91. Levi, 26. Thomas, Lieut., 9.
Colgrove, Caleb, 6. Collins, Christopher, 8, 10. Joseph, 10. Colt, Peter, Commissary, 35. Colvin, Peleg, 10. Thomas, Jr., S. Coman, Zephaniah, 7. Compton, William, Town Sergt., 56, 58 ..
Comstock, Job, 109. Conant, Samuel, 106. Congdon, William, 10. Cooke, John, Lieut .- Col., 103. Nicholas, Gov., 24, 45, 89, 101, 105, 108, 128, 129, 140. Coon, Arnold, 9. John, 9. William, 118. Corkern, Morris, 7. Cornell, Ezekiel, 38. Gideon, Lieut., 93. Joseph, 109. Corpe, Caleb, 87; Sergt., 88. Stephen, Drummer, 110. Cottrell, James, 115. Nathan, 115. Coyhues, William, 10. Crandall, Asa, 118. Gideon, 118. John, 126. Leary, IO1. Nathan, IO. Simeon, 118. Thomas, 118.
Crawford, Arthur, 86. Gideon, Jr., 86. Croton, Thomas, 92. Cullum, General, 135, 142. Curtis, Bethuel, 7. Cushing, Charles, III.
Dailey, Solomon, 8. Davenport, Addington, 68. Davis, Joshua, IOI. Seth, 89. William, 82, 110. William, Drum Major, 125.
Daw, Edward, 8.
De Chastellux, Chevalier, 142.
De Choisy, M., 114. Dolbey, Jonathan, 7. Douglas, David, 115. Thomas, 9. Drown, Benjamin, Jr., Corpl., 105. Daniel, 106. Drowne, Solomon, 53, 56. William, 54.
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INDEX OF NAMES
Drummer, Amos, IO1. Dyer, Christopher, Capt., 100. Colonel, 120. Esek, 88. William, Jr., 115.
Earle, William, Capt., 46, 48. Easterbrooks, Edward, Corpl., 126, Eddy, Barnard, Capt., 26, 64, 65, 68. Joseph, 65. Thomas, 93. William, 93. Edmans, William, 7.
Edwards, Ephraim, II. John, Jr., II. Stephen, S, II. William, 8.
Eggleston, Benjamin, IOI.
Elbert, Samuel, 118. Eldridge, Samuel, II. Ellery, William, 25, 89, 98.
Ellis, Thomas, Sergt., 12.
Emerson, William, Chaplain, 14. Ervin, James, IO1. Exceen, John, 126.
Fairbanks, Jonathan, 92. Fales, Nathaniel, 112. Fenner, Stephen, S9. Stephen, Sergt., 87. Field, Abner, SS, 89. Jacob, IIO. Jeremiah, 88. John, 75, 110.
Nehemiah, Ensign, 7.
Pardon, Fifer, SS. Peter, IIO. Thomas, 60. William, 61, 62, 64. Fiske, Caleb, Dr., 10. Daniel, 10, 109. Ford, Abel, 7. Foresight, Ebenezer, Corpl., 110. Foster, Benoni, Sergt., 100. Elijah, 12. Franklin, Nathan, II. Uriah, Jr., II.
Frink, Oliver, 9. Fry, Allen, 92. Fuller, Francis, Jr., II. John, 8. . .
Gardiner, Allen, 115.
Ephraim, 115. Frederick, 115.
George, 9.
John, Capt., 115.
Lory, 115.
Nathan, 115.
Nicholas Easton, 115.
Richard, 115. William, Lieut., 118.
Gates, Horatio, Maj .- Gen., 35.
Gerry, Elbridge, 25.
Gibbs, Josiah, Capt., 85.
Gills, John, 68.
Gilman, Thomas, 56, 67, 68.
Gilson, John, III.
Goddard, William, 41.
Godfrey, Samuel, 86.
Goff, James, 106.
Gonsolve, John, III.
Good, Jacob, 12.
Goodbed, Jonathan, 9.
Gorham, Jabez, Sergt., 110.
Gorton, Benjamin, S. Edward, 91.
Thomas, Capt., 85.
William, Jr., 93, 108.
Gouge, William, 12.
Grant, Abiel, 106.
Ebenezer, 106. John, Jr., S. Thomas, Corpl., 106.
Graves, Constant, IO.
Gray, Charles, 126. Greene, Abraham, 92. Benjamin, 93.
Benjamin, E., 89.
Edward, 118.
Godfrey, 91.
Jacob, & Co., 39.
James, 88.
John C., 87. Joseph, So. Lewis S., 89.
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INDEX OF NAMES
Greene, Nathanael, Hon., 129. Nathanael, Gen., 14, 38, 129. Rhodes, S7, 88. Richard, 8S, 89. Samuel, IIS. Stephen (son of John), Corp., 93.
William (son of Nathl.), 109. William, Clerk, 87, 88. William, 87. Griffith, George, 9. John, III.
Hackston, Nathaniel, 91. Hall, Benjamin, 118.
Ebenezer, 37. John, Sergt., 118. Silas, II8. Samuel, 37. William, 109.
Hambleton, William, 92. Harden, William, 106.
Harrington, Paul, Ensign, 9.
Harris. Nathaniel, Sergt., 126. James, S7. Harvey, Paul, 118. Silas, IIS. Uriah, II8. William, 9. Hawkes, John, III.
Hawkins, Jotham, 7. Luther, III. Hayden, James, Corpl., 12. Hazard, Henry, 118. Jonathan, Corpl., 9. Stephen, 126. Helme, James, Jr., 115. Robert, 115. Rouse T., Lieut., 115. William, 109. Hemenway, Moses, 12. Hewes, Elijah, 110. Hewit, Charles, Sergt., 100. Edmund, Fifer, 100. Higgarty, Cornelius, 12. Hill, Eben, SS. Ebenezer, 9, James, 86.
Hill, John, 10. Jonathan, 126. Hines, Pain, 7. Reuben, 7. Hitchcock, Daniel, Col., 6, 7. Hodge, Benjamin, Corpl., 100. Holbrook, Felix, 20. Holden, Charles, Jr., 123. Holdridge, William, 87, 89.
Holley, John, 13. Hooker, Silas, 12.
Hopkins, Clarke, Corpl., 100. Ephraim, 7. Esek, Capt., 46, 48.
·Jeremiah, 25. Joel, 7. Oliver, 7.
Peleg, 93.
Samuel, II. Stephen, Hon., 70.
Timothy, Sergt., 6. Uriah, III. Hornton, Abel, 7. Horton, Benjamin, 106. Isaac, 10. Moses, 106. Howard, Silas, Corpl., 7. Howland, Daniel, Jr., 92. John, 59, 61. Hoxsey, Peleg, Capt., 117, 118. Hudson, William, 110. Hughes, Thomas, Capt., 125. Humphreys, William, Lieut., 12. Humphries, Willian, Capt., 125. Humphry, Josiah, Jr., Corpl., 105. Hunt, Simeon, III.
Ingraham, Jeremy, 104. Irish, George, 112.
James, Allen, 115. Amos, 101. Jeffers, Simon, S. William, S. Jenckes, Stephen, 26, 43. Jencks, Amos, Lieut., 7. Oliver, S. Jillson, John, III. Johnson, Allen, Capt., 92, 116.
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INDEX OF NAMES
Johnson, Edward, 101. Job, Corpl., 118. Peleg, 126. Stephen, 9. Theodate, IIS. Jones, Abel, 92. Abraham, 7, 12. Elijah, 13. Jesse, III. John, 68. . William, 106. Jordan, Samuel, 126. Justin, Philip, Corpl., 126.
Keene, Abner, IIO. Benjamin, Sergt., IIO. Benjamin, Jr., Sergt., 110. Captain, 73. Prince, 26. Kelley, William, 106.
Kent, Joshua, 106.
Kilton, John I., 10. Kimball, Amos, 93, 108. David, 93. Joseph, Capt., 93. Stephen, Capt., 6.
King, George, 8. William, S. Kinicut, Daniel, Ensign, 105.
Kinnon, Remington, 109.
Kinyon, Moses, HIS. Knight, Christopher, II. David, 8, 10. Jonathan, Jr., IO. Joseph, Capt., 5, 7, 10. Rufus, S. Thomas, 10.
Thomas, Jr., Sergt., 7. William, 10.
Lake, Eli, 100. Lane, Captain, 95. Larcher, William, Fifer, 110. Latham, John, 12. Joseph, 10. Lawrence, David, 13, 31, 68. Lee, General, 96. Lewis, John, 101. Jonathan, 9.
Lewis, Lubius, 9. Nathan, IOI. Libby, David, III. Lockwood, Abraham, 93. Lovell, General, 95. Low, Anthony, 93. Anthony, Sergt., 91. Benjamin, III. Samuel, 126.
Stephen, 91. Thomas, Corpl., 12. Luther, David, 106. John, III.
Macomber, Ebenezer, Lieut., 125. John, Sergt., 125. Reuben, 126. Malmedy, François Lellorquis, 96, 97. Manchester, John, S, II. Marchant, Gideon, 98. Henry, 98.
Martin, Benjamin, 106. Edward, 26, 27, 106. Samuel, 106. Marvin, James, Warden, 54.
Mason, Isaac, III. James B., 77. Mathewson, John, 31, 98. John, Col., 70. Richard, 41, 91. Zachariah, IIO.
Matteson, William, 109.
McMillion, Charles, 101. Medbury, Hezekiah, 7. Isaac, Sergt., 6. Millard, Benjamin, HIS. Miller, James, 109. John, IOS. Nathan, 31. Nathan, Brig .- Gen., 109.
Monk, James, 12. Morris, Philip, 8. Munro, James, 86.
Nice, Magnus, 126. Nichols, Caleb, S. Charles, 92. Eleazer, 100.
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Nichols, William, 126. Nightingale, Joseph, Col., 70, 86, 87. Samuel, Jr., 46, 48. Noyes, James, Col., 123.
O'Daniel, Manie, 13. Olney, Coggeshall, Capt., 125. Elisha, 6. Isaac, 41. Jeremiah, Capt. 7. Nathan, Sergt., 6. Stephen, 38. Stephen, Capt., 125. Tilly M., 110. Ormsbee, Henry, 54. Osbond, George, IO1. Hugh, 100.
Page, Ambrose, 46, 48. Thomas, Sergt., 12. Paine, Oliver, 89. Parker, James, 10. Thomas, II. William, Jr., 126. William, Sr., 126.
Payn, Oliver, 87. Pearce, Benoni, 75. James, 115. Samuel, Jr., 93. Thomas, 6. William, 138. Peck, Amos, 106. Elihu, 26, 27. George, Lieut .- Col., 110. Lewis, S6. Nathaniel, 106. Soloman, Jr., Clerk, 106. William, III. Peckham, Barker, Lieut., 100. Seth, 93. Peirce, Samuel, 87. Perigo, Robert, 9. Perkins, Homes, 6. Joseph, 115. Perry, Benjamin, 115. Petril, John, 115. Phettiplace, William, 20. Phillips, Abraham, Capt., 93.
Phillips, John, 10. John, Drummer, 7. Picker, Jonathan, 92. Pickering, Timothy, Jr., 37. Pierce, Job, Capt., 103. Stephen, 92. Pike, Captain, 95. Plumb, Nathaniel, Fifer, 9. Pomp, John, 10. Popple, George, 9. John, 9. Potter, Elisha, Sergt., 100. Holiman, Sergt., 7.
James, 115.
Prince, III.
Simeon, 99, 104. Thomas, Lieut., 115. Winsor, 93- Power, Nicholas, Capt., 45, 60, 67.
Pratt, William, Sergt., 125. Proctor, William, Sergt .- Major, 125. Putnam, Colonel, 102.
Ralfe, Nathan, IO. Randall, Eleazer, S. Henry, 87. Jeremiah, SS, 89. Job, Capt., 91. John, 87, 89. Waterman, 8. Remington, Captain, 86. David, Corpl., 9. Joseph, 10. Thomas, S9. Remock, David, 6. Reynolds, Henry, 115. Thomas, 109. Thomas, Corpl., 118.
Rhodes, Charles, 87. James, SS, S9. Joseph, Surgeon, 88. Peter, 88. Robert, Capt., 108.
Sylvester, Major, 87, 88. Sylvester, 109. William, 86. Rice, John, 89.
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Rice, Randall, Ensign, 100. Richmond, Barzillai, 75. Barzillai, Capt., 73. Barzillai, Col., 70. Ichabod, 8. Riggs, Abimelech, Warden, 54. Roberts, Collins, 8, 10.
Robinson, Christopher, Ensign, IIO. Elihu, 31. John, 12.
Rochambeau, 112.
Rockwell, Jabez, 32, 33.
Rodman. William, 115.
Roger, Moses, 9.
Rolfe, Obadiah, 10.
Rose, Abraham, 126. James, 115. John, 115. Rue, Daniel, 92.
Russell, Captain, 73. John, III. William, 86.
Salisbury, Jonathan, 93. Joseph, 110. Salsbury, George, Sergt., 105. Philip, Corpl., 6. William, 126. Sanders, Augustus, IIS. Sarle, Elisha, 8. Thomas, Jr., S.
Saunders, Daniel, IIS.
Sayles, William, 109. Seamans, Daniel, 93. John, Jr., 93. Scranton, Daniel, 9.
Sheffield, Jeremiah, 31, 115. Joseph, IIS.
Sheldon, Christopher, Gunner, 46. James, Capt., SS. John, 106, 111. William, III. Sherburne, Henry, Col., 23. William, III. Shippee, Peregrine, 6. Short, John, Jr., 106. Samuel, Drummer, 106. Shote, James, 9.
Singleton, Samuel, 7; Sergt., 12.
Skinner, David, 10. Slack, Lemuel, 93.
Smart, Andrew, 92.
Smith, Amos, 9.
Benjamin, 88.
Ebenezer, 101.
Gideon, 10.
Hope, Corpl., 93.
Ichabod, 91.
James, III.
John, 101.
Jonathan, Lieut., 6.
Nathaniel, 106; Sergt., 105.
Peregrine, 6.
Reuben, Corpl., 126.
Simon, 48, 88, 89; Capt., 46.
Stephen, SS.
Thomas, 126. William, Corpl., 100.
Snow, Captain, 73. . Daniel, 75; Jr., 75.
Joseph, 75; Jr., 75; Jr., Lieut., 110.
Spears, Jeremiah, III.
Spencer, General, 72.
George, 92; son of John, 92. John, 92.
Silas, 109.
Stephen, 92. Thomas, son of Abner, 109. William, 92. Springer, Knight, Drummer, 126. Stafford, Arnold, IOS. Daniel, Corpl., 9.
Michael, 126. William, II.
Stainer, George, Corpl., 110.
Stanbury, John, 101. Stanton, Colonel, 140. Henry, Fifer, 118.
Stanton, Vernon, 118.
Steere, Caleb, S, 10. Stone, Benjamin, 93. James, 8, 13. Job, Drummer, 110. John, 87, 89. Josiah, 92, 109.
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INDEX OF NAMES
Straight, Job), 109. Sullivan, John, Gen., 75. Sumner, Captain, 70, 71. Thomas N., 66. Sunderland, Augustus, Sergt., IIS. Swain, John, 6. Sweet, Benjamin, SS; Jr., 92. Daniel, 92. Oliver, 92. Samuel, Capt., 80. Thomas, 108. William, Jr., 109.
Talbot, Silas, 38. Tallman, Captain, 60. Tannant, James, 101.
Tanner, George, 9. Tarbox, Samuel, 109. Taylor, Ambrose, 89. Benjamin, 93- William, 10; Jr., 8.
Teale, John, III. Thomas, III. Tefft, David, III. George, 31, 115. James, 3d, 115. Solomon, 115. Tew, William, Capt., 125.
Thayer, Eleazer, 12. Simeon, Capt., 11, 12. Thompson, John, 12. London, IO. Reuben, 126. Thornton, Charles, SS. Stukely, 8, 10. Thomas, 6. Thurber, Amos, 126. Benjamin, 31, 43. Darius, 126. Tiffany, Ebenezer, 106. Tifft, Caleb, 100. Tillinghast, T., Col., 116. Titus, Simeon, 106. Tory, John, 115. Tourtellot, William, III. Tousard, Louis, Major, 143. Tripp, Bernon, III. Tummage, Jonas, 10. Tyler, Isaac, Capt., 136.
Updike, John, 48: Capt., 46, 65. Usher, John, 126. Utter, Zebulon, 92.
Varnum, General, 125. Vaughan, Amos, 92. Christopher, 91. Daniel, Lieut., So. David, 92. Thomas, 92. Verry, William, III. Viall, Samuel, 106. Sylvester, 106. Von Heesingen, Colonel, 38.
Waite, Job, 101. John, 115. Walker, Elijah, III. John, 6. Nathan, 6, 10.
Wall, William, 86.
Wallace, James, Capt., 44, 57.
Walling, Jeremiah, 7.
Wappy, John, IIS. Warner, Ezekiel, 109. Samuel, Capt., 49; Lieut., 46. Thomas, 89, 90; Corpl., 91. Washington, General, 20, 24, 105, 128. Waterman, Asa, Capt., 35. Benjamin, 87. John, SS. John, Col., 84, S5, 89. 90. 94, 95. 96. Nathan, S9. Nathan, Fifer, 7.
William, SS. Zuriel, 87. Watson, Job, 55, 127. John, 106. Peleg, 10. Walter, 115. William, 9. Weatherhead, Comfort, 6. Weaver, Abial, 126. Thomas, S.
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Weeden, Ephraim, 109. John, 115. Weeks, Oliver, 8. Welch, James, 12. Wells, James, 118. John, 32. Thomas, 92. William, 92. West, General, 84, 128. Thomas, 93. Westcott, Caleb, 115. Eleazer, 10.
James, 7. Jeremiah, 6, 91. Nathan, 109. Stukely, 8. Thomas, 89.
Whaley, Job, Sergt., 116.
Wheaton, Charles, Sergt., 110. James, Warden, 54. Wheeler, Silas, Corpl., 12. Stephen, IOI. Whipple, Joel, 8. John, Capt., 110. Joseph, III. White, Aaron, 86. Nathan, S. Whiting, Nathan, 9. Whitman, David, 6. John, 6.
Whitman, Philip, Ensign, IOS. Stephen, 93. Whitmore, Benjamin, II. Whittlesey, Nathan, Q. M. S. 125. Wickes, Thomas, 94.
Wilbor, Samuel, 10. Simeon, II. Wilcox, Stephen, IIS.
Williams, Benjamin, 88, 89. Jeremiah, IIO.
Joseph, 6.
Squire, 55.
Stephen, III.
Thomas, Drummer, 88. Waterman, 32.
Willis, Jesse, 10.
Wilmarth, Levi, III.
Wilson, George, 115. Richard, 10.
Winsor, Samuel, 65.
Wood, Benjamin, 10.
Benjamin, Capt., 7. Ezekiel, 10. James, S.
Wordin, Walter, 9.
Wording, Arnold, 118. William, IIS.
Young, George, 11.
INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
Alarm at Bristol, 105. East Greenwich, 108.
be Army of Observation t raised, 3. Arrival of British fleet in New- port, 127. Attack on Bristol, account of, 59. Wickford, account of, 119.
Barrington companies respond to Bristol alarm, 105.
Battery at Barber's Height, 123. Battery F, First R. I. L. A., oc- cupy Butt's Hill Fort, 141. Bayonet-maker exempt from mili- tary duty, 31. Beacon at Cumberland, 55. Providence, 43, 52, 53.
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