Excerpt from Diary of Samuel Richards, Captain of Connecticut Line, War of Revolution, 1775-1781 One of. Our whale vessels arriving into the harbor of Newport while the Gaspee schooner was lying there one of her officers came on board declared his design of impressing one of the crew: the captain made a mark in some salt, and declared to the officer if he passed that he would harpoon him: the officer regardless of the threat advanced on which the Captain thrust the harpoon at him which caused his death. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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As a Connecticut captain in America's Revolutionary War, Samuel Richards lived through the carnage and deprivations that were the cost of freedom from England. His diary is important for its vivid descriptions of life in the ranks during battle, starvation, and the great events of his day. Along the way, he saw Washington and Lafayette, fought the British, lost friends, and wrote his experiences for a later date. This long out-of-print volume is available for the first time as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers. We have retained Captain Richards' quirky, inconsistent spelling and capitalization. Every memoir of the American Revolution provides us with another view of the war that created the United States. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

As a Connecticut captain in America's Revolutionary War, Samuel Richards lived through the carnage and deprivations that were the cost of freedom from England. His diary is important for its vivid descriptions of life in the ranks during battle, starvation, and the great events of his day.Along the way, he saw Washington and Lafayette, fought the British, lost friends, and wrote his experiences for a later date. We have retained Captain Richards' quirky, inconsistent spelling and capitalization.Every memoir of the American Revolution provides us with another view of the war that created the United States