. Ticonderoga: past and present. "Mixed." A companion to "Lake George, illustrated." . ETHAN ALLEN. iHE question as to who originated theidea of capturing Ticonderoga hasprovoked much discussion, and it isnot to be wondered at, if the samethought was suggested to the mindsof several at the same time; but JohnBrown seems to have been the first to make amovement in that direction. He had passedthrough the New Hampshire settlements aboutthe beginning of March, 1775, and wrote toSamuel Adams and Joseph Warren at Boston: One thing I must mention, to be kept as a pro-found secret: The fort at Ticond
. Ticonderoga: past and present. "Mixed." A companion to "Lake George, illustrated." . ETHAN ALLEN. iHE question as to who originated theidea of capturing Ticonderoga hasprovoked much discussion, and it isnot to be wondered at, if the samethought was suggested to the mindsof several at the same time; but JohnBrown seems to have been the first to make amovement in that direction. He had passedthrough the New Hampshire settlements aboutthe beginning of March, 1775, and wrote toSamuel Adams and Joseph Warren at Boston: One thing I must mention, to be kept as a pro-found secret: The fort at Ticonderoga must beseized as soon as possible, should hostilities becommitted by the kings troops; the people of theNew Hampshire grants have engaged to do thebusiness, and in my opinion they are the properpersons for the job. The Green Mountain Boys were, withoutdoubt, the proper persons for the job. EthanAllens was the voice that called them together,and to him is due the credit of carrying the designto a successful termination, notwitlistanding theviews of quite a noted writer on the
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