Synopsis
Book by Lincoln Rufus
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Présentation de l'éditeur
The following papers of our ancestor Rufus Lincoln, a captain in the Revolutionary War, which are now presented to the family, were fortunately preserved by his son. Minor Sprague Lincoln, and, as a descendant of both, I have long desired that our family should have the pleasure of reading the words of a participant in that heroic struggle. The pages are given in his own words and style, without change, except for an occasional explanatory note and the supplying of missing data from authentic sources, to complete the story or article. As will be noted, the papers consist of a number of memorandum books or diaries, nearly all home-made, letters from some of his old soldier friends. Company Reports, and odd memoranda. Several of the books were written while he was a prisoner of war on parole at Flatlands, Long I sland, some at New Windsor (N ewburgh), N. Y., while in camp, and other entries made after his return home. Of these papers, the following have appeared in print: The List of Prisoners on Long Island was published in a different form, in the Spirit of yG, September, 1899, dthe American Magazine for November, 1896, published the Celebration of the Birth of the Dauphin of France. Rufus Lincoln filed claims against the Government for his pay and for money advanced for the company he raised and equipped. With these claims were many valuable papers, among them his discharge, all of which were destroyed when the British burned Washington in 1814. I wish to express my thanks to those whose generous help has enabled me to preserve to the family these valuable relics of our ancestor, especially to Messrs. Lincoln Godfrey, William P. Clyde, and Louis Barcroft Runk. James Minor Lincoln. Lincoln Hill, Wareham, Mass., March i, 1904.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy,
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