Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . He was commissioneda lieutenant in the militia in 1771, captain in 1774-lieutenant-colonel in 1777, brigadier-general in major-general in 1796, and the documents per-taining thereto are now in the possession of Eno, of Saugatuck, Conn. Gen. Phelps,among other daring deeds, passed alone throughthe enemys lines at Ticonderoga, was there shaved,gathered all the information he desired, and waS|be
Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . He was commissioneda lieutenant in the militia in 1771, captain in 1774-lieutenant-colonel in 1777, brigadier-general in major-general in 1796, and the documents per-taining thereto are now in the possession of Eno, of Saugatuck, Conn. Gen. Phelps,among other daring deeds, passed alone throughthe enemys lines at Ticonderoga, was there shaved,gathered all the information he desired, and waS|being rowed back across the river, en route to hisown corps, when the oarsman suspected him to bejan American, and started to return to the Britishlines; but the General was the stronger man of thetwo, and compelled the ferryman to finish the was due to the information thus gleaned byGen. (then Capt.) Phelps that Ethan Allen plannedhis attack on and captured Fort Ticonderoga, theday following. Gen. Phelps also served twenty-two years as the second judge of probate in Sims-bury; as justice of the peace, as well as sheriff, andas representative in the General Assembly twenty.
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