# The Rider of the Black Horse

The incidents incorporated in this story are true. Some of them have been taken out of their exact setting; but as they serve to show forth the experiences of the people in the trying days of the Revolution, the writer has taken the liberty to make use of them in this tale. The peril of the couriers as they rode between the armies, and the part they played in the struggle, has never been fully recognized [...] the ignored or forgotten elements that aided in winning the independence of the United States.
THE RIDER OF THE BLACK HORSE
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HE FIRED DIRECTLY AT THE MEN
THE RIDER
OF THE BLACK HORSE
A story of the American Revolution
BY
EVERETT T. TOMLINSON
Author of "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "In the Hands of the
Red Coats," "Under Colonial Colors," "Camping
on the St. Lawrence," "Ward Hill
at Weston," etc,, etc.
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
The Riverside Press Cambridge
COPYRIGHT 1904 BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Published September 1904

### PREFACE

The incidents incorporated in this story are true. Some of them have been taken out of their exact setting; but as they serve to show forth the experiences of the people in the trying days of the Revolution, the writer has taken the liberty to make use of them in this tale.
The peril of the couriers as they rode between the armies, and the part they played in the struggle, has never been fully recognized; and the writer trusts that the adventures of Robert Dorlon may serve in a degree to interest his young leaders in some of the ignored or forgotten elements that aided in winning the independence of the United States.
"The Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York," has been of great service in the preparation of this book, and the various local and early histories of the counties and towns wherein the events ​that have been described were related, have been freely used. Certain local historians have also freely given their assistance, and to all such the writer gives his thanks and freely acknowledges his indebtedness.
Everett T. Tomlinson.
Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Contents
* chapterpage
* I.On the Shore of the Hudson3
* II.A Puzzling Interview15
* III.An Adventure with the Cowboys27
* IV.The Thirteen39
* V.A Case of Mistaken Identity51
* VI.Into the Night63
* VII.A Defenceless Household75
* VIII.Hidden87
* IX.A Renewed Search99
* X.The Contest111
* XI.Fort Montgomery123
* XII.A New Message135
* XIII.Ashes147
* XIV.Jacob Gunning's Tavern159
* XV.Unexpected Guests171
* XVI.Robert's Whereabouts discovered183
* XVII.A Place Of Refuge195
* XVIII.A Companion On The Journey207
* XIX.In the American Camp218
* XX.At Jacob's Tavern once more230
* XXI.The Search242
* XXII.In Peril254
* XXIII.At The Fork In The Road266
* XXIV.The Disappearance of Jacob279
* XXV.The Counterfeit Money291
* XXVI.An Interrupted Meal303
* XXVII.Tar and Feathers315
* XXVIII.The Army in the North327
* XXIX.Beneath the Brush Heap340
* XXX.Martha352
* XXXI.A Tiny Silver Bullet364
* XXXII.Conclusion376
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