Letter from B. Church to Major B. Lane, 1775 July 22.

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Letter from B. Church to Major B. Lane, 1775 July 22.

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Letter from Church, a spy for the British, to Major B. Lane, reporting on the number of men in the American armies, the zeal with which they were flocking in, the militia, supplies being manufactured, and giving advice to Great Britain that it would lose the colonies.

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New London County Historical Society

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Richards, Tom, 1923-

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Church, Benjamin, 1734-1778

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Physician, poet, author, and traitor; b. Newport, R.I.; graduate of Harvard, 1754; lived in Boston and Raynham, Mass.; after correspondence with British was intercepted in 1775, he was tried by court martial. Continental Congress resolved on Nov. 6, that he should be imprisoned at Norwich, Conn., but because of illness was removed to Massachusetts and put on parole; allowed to sail from Boston in May 1776 for London but ship never heard from again; family was pensioned by the Crown. ...

Lane, B., Major

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United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...