Saturday, October 4, 2008

The Refugees of 1776 John Drake

The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut By Frederic Gregory Mather ... By Frederic Gregory Mather: "as tney were orgamzet 17 5 3 IU yiwi m icm ui umiarv service during the War The documents Associations 30 178 179 92 184 were signed apparently without the care that is evident in the other lists Some of the signers had already refused to sign thus leading to confusion Those who finally signed have been given credit therefor in the lists as they appear below The lists do not include those who were marked absent The first part of Nos 13 17 is simply recorded Suffolk County but the latter part is dated Southold June 23 1775 The whole is signed by Col Phineas Fanning Herrick Ashbel Ephraim Jr Elias R Samuel Thomas Jr Hildrcth Daniel Jr Joseph R Joseph Jr Ezra R Sylvester R Ludlum William R Stephens Edward Thomas R Storrs John R Zophar R Corey Abijah R Abraham Corwin James R Nathaniel R Samue"

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