Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-22
FIGHTING AT LAKE GEORGE
An Old Letter Describing the Conflict
There in 1855 Criticism of the
Conduct Of the War

The following letter published In the
New York Post, written by a dame of
historic race, was despatched from the
wilds of Berkshire to an intimate friend
i'll New York city, Abraham Bockee, then
shop-keepcr in Whitehall street. Saved
from the wreckage Of family manuscripts.
1t seems to have public value fIom It's
graphic account of certain affairs at Lake
George and in its inCisivc comment on the
acknowledgement Of the war. Its vigorous
English rises above the idiosyncrasies of
spelling and occasional hOmcly idion,
while its forceful dcnunciation and plain
speaking have quite the flavor of epistlcs
of Lady Mary Wortley Montague, al
though between that titled Bohemian and
this thrifty housewife OF pitus rearing
there could have been scarcely any 9TH
CT points in common.
Stockbridse, 10 Novemr, 1175
Dear Sir:
1t is long since | received your kind ia
YOUR OF Septemr. Wee of our muurnful at
liicted family have Ben plunged in Such a
deIth of Sorrow from ye late sad Ca
tastrophy at Lake George st could scarcely
attend to auything but Lamcntation and
Weeping My Eldest Brother. Coli: Eph-
RAIN Williams was among we slam as you
have Doubtless heard. iie WAS most
Generous, pleasant Charming man, adm l.
cd ana loved by all Vt knew him; from.
his UNIVERSAL acquaint"nCe with yc
world, having TRAVELLED 3 years alb, DAD m
to all nations and his great experience in
commercial affairs,
lie was chosen for one OF We Principal
Officers to conduct our Crownpoint Expe
dition. But allass, in front of Pattal. lie
must BE one OF yc first men VI fell. \ Z
Will of God is done ana wee must Submit.
Many Genmen are plc ased TO Say not one
Man IL the who.e Army could nave hen
50 Great Loss. He was sent out wi II
We Command of Seven or eight iiuudr Il
Men. About O'Clock, having marched
about four miles from We camp me. yo
french Army and at Vt unhappy Spot I'll y
had severe engagement and my poor
Bror fell. Poor Bror Siah was an Ensign
in his Regiment e. Happened to be about
we Distance of Seven rods abreast, Took
Tree to stand his Ground Agreeable to
zee Orders. Discharged his gun at an In
dian about > rod before him which took
his Life. He fell and yelled My Broth,r
squat to Charge before he rctrcated d as
hc was throwing in his Pow der he RecoN-
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