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From: "Lee Morse" <>
Subject: Re: [CTNEWLON-L] 220 years ago in America
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 10:21:49 -0400
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Carolyn and Listers,
I have a particular interest in the massacre at Fort Griswold. In trying to
trace the ancestry of the many Americans killed that day, I find that
literally dozens are related to me, mostly through my Avery and Morgan
lines.

Eventually, I want to put a detailed account on my website. If you have an
interest, or can steer me to any information, I would appreciate hearing
from you.

Lee Morse
http://pages.prodigy.net/leemorse/
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Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] 220 years ago in America


> Sept 10, 1781
> New London County Connecticut
> THE BURNING OF NEW LONDON
> >From the Connecticut Gazette
>
> ..........the enemy at about 9 o'clock landed in two divisions of about
800
> men each, one of them at Brown's farm near the light-house, the other at
> Groton point, the division that landed near the light-house marched up the
> road, keeping out large flanking parties, who were attacked in different
> places on their march by the inhabitants who had spirit and resolution t o
> oppose their progress; the main body of the enemy proceeded to the town
and
> set fire to the stores on the beach, and immediately after to the
> dwelling-houses lying on the mill-cove......The most valuable part of the
> town is reduced to ashes, and all the stores.....The following savage
action,
> committed by the troops who subdued Fort Griswold on Groton hill, on
Thursday
> last, ought to be recorded to their eternal infamy:
> Soon after the surrendery of the fort they loaded a wagon with our wounded
> men, by orders of their officers, and set the wagon off from the top of
the
> hill, which is long and very steep; the wagon went a considerable distance
w
> ith great force, till it was suddenly stopped by a tree; the shock was so
> great to those faint and bleeding men that part of them died instantly;
the
> officers ordered their men to fire on the wagon while it was running.
>
>
> The following is the most accurate list we have been able to collect of
the
> names of the brave and worthy citizens who were murdered at Fort Griswold,
> Sept. 6, 1781, including those who have since died of their wounds.
> The whole number of killed and those since died of their wounds is said to
be
> 82. Should we be able to collect the names of the others, they shall be
> published.
>
> BELONGING TO GROTON
> Lt.-Col. William Ledyard, Mess. Elijah Avery, John Williams, Simeon Allen,
> Samuel Allen, Amos Stanton, Hubbart Burrows, Nathan Moor, Youngs Ledyard,
> Joseph Lewis, Henry Williams, Ebenezer Avery, John Lester, JOHN STEDMAN,
> Daniel Avery, David Avery, Esq., Daniel Chester, Solomon Avery, Jasper
Avery,
> Elisha Avery, Thomas Avery, David Palmer, Sylvester Walworth, Philip
Covil,
> Ezekiel Bailey, Jeremiah Chester, David Seabury, Henry Woodbridge,
> Christopher Woodbridge, Elnathan Perkins, Luke Perkins, Luke Perkins,
Jun.,
> Elisha Perkins, asa Perkins, Simeon Perkins, John Brown, John P. Babcock,
> Nathaniel Adams, Barney Kinne, Samuel Hill, Nathan Sholes, Joseph Moxley,
> Thomas Starr, Jun., Nicholas Starr, Moses Jones, Rufus Hurlbut, Belton
Allen,
> Benadam Allen, Andrew Billings, Simeon Morgan, Patrick Ward, Christopher
> Avery, Jonas Lester, Edward Mills, Wait Lester, Thomas Miner, Andrew
Baker,
> Solomon Tift, Josiah Wigger.
>
> BELONGING TO NEW LONDON
> Mess. Peter Richards, James Comstock, Richard Chapman, John Holt, Samuel
> billings, John Clark, John Whittelsey, Stephen Whittelsey, Eliaday Jones,
> Jonathan Butler, Wm. Comstock of Fort Trumbull, Daniel Williams, William
> Bolton.
>
> BELONGING TO STONINGTON
> Mess. Enoch Stanton, Thomas Williams, Daniel Stanton.
>
> BELONGING TO PRESTON
> Mr. John Billings.
>
> BELONGING TO LONG ISLAND
> Capt. Ellis, Henry Halsey.
>
> NEGROES
> Lambo Latham, Jordan Freeman.
>
> By the best information we can get there were 6 of the above killed and 20
> wounded, previous to the enemy's gaining possession of the Fort.
> The number of the enemy found buried in Groton amounts to 61.
> ................. list of dwelling-houses, stores, &etc., in New London
which
> were set on fire by the enemy and consumed. The names of the owner or
> occupant are indiscriminately mentioned in this list............Total, 65
> houses containing 97 families, 31 stores, 18 shops, 20 barns, 9 public and
> other buildings, besides a variety of other small buildings of different
> kinds not here enumerated.
>
> READ IT ALL AT:
> <<http://home.ptd.net/~revwar/groton.html>>;
>
> Carolyn
> Remember, you have a friend in Oklahoma!
>
>
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