Thomas Plumb, British Soldier, Writes Home from Rhode Island
by“Dear Brother,” wrote Thomas Plumb from Newport, Rhode Island, on February 22, 1777, “this comes with my kind Love to you and hope these…
“Dear Brother,” wrote Thomas Plumb from Newport, Rhode Island, on February 22, 1777, “this comes with my kind Love to you and hope these…
“The number of sick increasing every day, in all the different Camps of the army,” wrote Capt. John Peebles in his diary on September…
If a British soldier was absent without leave, he might be charged with desertion; if caught, he could be tried by a general court…