"Hang the Tory spy " John Saxe could rightly have expected to hear these words when he was in prison in Esopus-now Kingston-New York, in 1779. Then forty-seven years old, he had staunchly maintained his loyalty to the King of England, to whom he had proclaimed his allegiance when he arrived in Philadelphia in 1750. Indeed, John Saxe was already a subject of the King of England, for the young man was born in 1732 in Saxony, in the Electorate of Hanover, which was ruled by the Prince-elector who was also King George II of England. John Saxe could surely have been regarded as a spy, for he...
"Hang the Tory spy " John Saxe could rightly have expected to hear these words when he was in prison in Esopus-now Kingston-New York, in 1779. Then f...
This book tells the story of a yeoman farmer and ferry keeper and his wife from the time of their marriage in 1651 in Windsor, Connecticut, until they died in Simsbury, a town which they helped to found. It also tells of their eight children and their spouses, and it continues to follow this family down to the present. The author tells of the rare occupation of the right of ferriage-how it was compensated, and what was expected of the ferry keeper. The duties of the ferry keeper were well known at one time, even legendary. The ferry keeper has now all but disappeared from America, along with...
This book tells the story of a yeoman farmer and ferry keeper and his wife from the time of their marriage in 1651 in Windsor, Connecticut, until they...
