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tt society," ~ us Nfcrettrys the lion. j 'iHtn-
moni Trumbul, a few days -ince. Of which
send YOU a copy from the Hartford Corant,
aui which nope you will publish.
Bennington, jan y, 1868. H.H
GHE ORIGIN or TIE EXPEDITION AGAINST IL
CoNpERoCt IN l17j.
a Paper Road AT The Meeting. af tA. Connecticut His
,.-Iaa| S. ..iets. l-u- 5tl l-.5I
IS Who took Iiconderogar" is the title Of an
article winch Mr. B. E. DrCosta asks and ESSAYS
20 answer ia the December number OF The Gai-
arg III, ~pecia, aim appears 10 be to prove that
. whatever credit attaches % the originatiOn Of
the plan for the surprise Of IIcOnderoga should
te gwen % Colonel John Brown. a lawyer Of
Pitt-ie,d, Massachusetts,, and not TO the colony
0r TO citizens of Connecticut, and above all not
To- Ethan Allen, who knew nothing whatever
/ about what was going on, and was finally caught
mapping The chain Of evidence Is linked
thus brusu wrote from Canada in March,
1873. to Samuel Adams, that 6. Tic0uderOga
uI-- I'e ~cizcl %, soon possible, should hos
tIus- bc committed by the Kings troops -;
. and aliet, '' THE people the New Hampshire
Grants have engaged 90 .o this huziness, and in
my opinion are the proper persons fr the job 50;
Samuel Adams was boz Hartford, Apri. 18th. AMI
communicated Browns -' recommendation 90 10
90 the Governor and Council. Of Connecticut
tie governor aaI council thereupon solved on
the capture. and despatched a party Of men.
whl ' moved 10 once to Colonel John Brown "
ami '- reported {, him. which .' indicates that
they acknowledged his agency d, and then, the
Connecticut men. ' in company with John
Brown. Kept moving ou to Ticondero.a and
victory ry.--ilyin- first ' drummed up Athan
allen.
}lr u-Co--. PROCESSES 90 belong TO that E. new
school a. history which does not tolerate '' the
inquest ned belief Of every yaiu-elorious jradi-
tou ln the light Of the new era, he Is '' en-
c.ur'-ei TO 90 back TO au old question, TO set
right the erriug '' mu.tituIss who have drawn
their historical ilris from The popular but super
r-.lI text books" And in the discussion Of thi.
olgue-t.au. De has clujuvel 10 give an account
oi the Ic0aierogt expedition which, in the
uTu er aLI magnitude VI its errors aud its paul
city .. facts, perhaps -lrpl--t- any which pre-
c-lel e. 1t is true that Mr. Bancroft, in the
h-.t-la1eu iue> which be gave 20 the origin OF
his expedition ia bis History q the United
States, ante patel three e0r four Of Mr. DeCOsta's
worst errors but then. Mr.. Bancroft had an
excuse which later writers have not. Since his
seventh volume was published, the Connecticut
Historical Society lis uriutei, in the hrst VOL
une 90 I-- Collections. d. number q -' Plpers re-
ll1u- TO- tre xD-iitou o. Ticonleroga," IN
c.uliu1 the journal Of Capt Edward Mott, one
oi il- commanders or the party despatched from
Connecticut auI jle chairman Of the Committee
% War ii'-eA 'y the volunteers ami A letter
from Colonel (afterNarls maior-genertlI Samuel
% Parsons. % Colonel Joseph lrumblIl. COM
muuicauaE Jhe history Of the enterprise. With
;Le-e documents before hm, and after iigelt
-tuiy his citations pr.vel # all other avail
40. -.l'.-' W iAlpfHAiion' 'ne Hon Hlifni
HAL. IN ais recently PUBLISHED Eerty History
g trHoai .p- '''l' expresses ms couHcilon
;-'t 90 ~. .'H'' -' ltri'iHy ana putting a. mo-
ilF .t 'i.' 81 .tf,4.'i,t o. 'fi-e 1iconlsTogi
'fioe % s''' tH7ieniiei ge1Hem'a si5ii.N-
-orf, acting on t'e'r Htir'iuat 'espor
Mir DeCos-a, per contra. rejecting all con.en-
lo-ly egiIeu -y except ,hat Of an Anonymous
.et,er-wrijer Of pi,;-sei. j. apparently conyin,-
"a ttat the plan '' was arranged hv the d. reruor
and council: Colonel (JoiD Hf-rock. .Vr.
aaasl -lI1ms. aae others from our MAS
.4r.a.sHsI Pr0racs 5,iay present. and act
.a- b. al t.g .,. uiasendation If Colonel John
Brown ami be assures his readers that
BE- there is nor one particle of testimony 20 be
al,lo,. 90 The contrary.
Before exam. u- iu He'AI some OF tne e'i-
-.-r.. 9l "l.-. W. De, o>ia rests MS Judgment,
3 "tI rroilcs Mr. Bancroft s version oi the
til-, 'ii .uiic'.r ihe errors which has IN
-a-.a- t.in '-I. Ir, -sta s;
''''- t'u'' ~ tis t"enty-uinin ot April,
'i-i--l Adams .-i1 H'ncocA' rs tney passed
through Hili.ri' ltI secretly met the Governor
ali .luct % Connecticut, to promote the sur
prise 90 liconde.o-a, which had been planned
1y i-r 1it-n Nouhialh DoyS- -Hisi- 9' L.
Sti.s. 's- 80. ?. "oo
Hoe -I"f- are. VII ut tie course uf
'n- ultr,-
d. i-it 'Ne plan was iormel on iHuFsaag'
.' I4s..'9- ,s''ii' ana men ma money actually
ie-p4t--eI l"m Hii lIsIi' lof lle surprise OF
i'0Hi eio-t- oh -i4Hs' mc iTsHiy-tlghh ei
April, anu 't' ''t 9'-hus. -'laihs ana hahcoiA
passed 'h'oueN u'I'ori-
- iuat .le uo. ernof anu Oouhcii were not
male A-iuiih'-I WIN tAe plan before II was ae-
'A'iy lA .ee's o' execution
.. De iAA' S,iAuet -Ni'AS anu John hAneoaS
Ah." .N N.'ie '' il a. Hid lhe uo'erhor anu
N.Iheii'-l"i H1H n'thns 10 DO Sl'h pFomot-
ing
lh'' 'I' "'eeu Mountain hoys' unough
ieilF HnH "l-ii, us tht event pioNei, 70 en-
e-7 'A tH' enterprise, Aad no part iu piaNH'Ng
j, ant oH N.iAIdiy' the t"eniy-hintl ot
A.1l, uey dh no, AnoW that 1t had teen
.lAH,4 al .l
Anu NO" l'I -'4'- nee .s'i HcCouu1 OF 'he
.e-inn.n- "i 'le "orA' -"hich ne mus IN MI
p-vNN 't.,'l ]. pm 4A'1.' written Nh',ch -'.u'
l'''' .' ""'h nave already "i'ulei JyhI
hr."h' y l'un- a"!eF VINO nal ie''h'Iy 'etIel
~ tit',ne.i' "'- sem oy The committee oi me
town q Boston To tanHdi, IN February l''7' .
60 '''An iAl' ',!lAu.h oi tne s'a'e oi 'hat pro
'.A'e ihI tAt disposition Oh IL pope phe OF
m- Sn''ts ana comPahohs rom bennington
lorihwari' "as capt feitg Sunderland an ac-
i've e1der ot the 'reen Mountain boys deciar-
el ah outlaw by me narohrous act OF the NeN
lo'N Assembly o. l''f' anu whose name anu
- - -. C s. ILL.,
tr,t a, - N
- - ''.-, ~
t .l,s''l' WI ,', M i''so ~ ,V,,';,
,l;reI IN rebellion. and reDorted what he hal
seem and heard. by the letter before mentioned.
Il, Sfuuel Adams and J1sepb Warren
D,e -lip.. he mentioned as q. a nrnf,und g.
,.rs- -- thar ct. tho fort # Tieonde-1g, up.t h.
..;,al :, sfc and Thar e. the neonle of the New
4t,,,-,sh;rs Gents hare e,,,,ds9 10 ia t5is b,,i-
- rbor,ss walker ,Trots IN Roston AZ
,,..rr- tts sar,e tine IN the same eject See
Forcc,- g,g 4rc5irss 4tb : ii 2l4 and
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