Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . their confinement, Wiey were fired Darrah, Lydia, heroine; place and date upon by order of Captain Shortland, forof birth unknown; lived in Philadelphia the purpose of intimidating all. The fir-in 1777. One of the rooms in her house ing was followed up by the soldiers, with-was used by the British officers, who out excuse. Five prisoners were killed andplanned to surprise Washingtons army, thirty-three were wounded. This act wasShe overheard their plans, and early in regarded by
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . their confinement, Wiey were fired Darrah, Lydia, heroine; place and date upon by order of Captain Shortland, forof birth unknown; lived in Philadelphia the purpose of intimidating all. The fir-in 1777. One of the rooms in her house ing was followed up by the soldiers, with-was used by the British officers, who out excuse. Five prisoners were killed andplanned to surprise Washingtons army, thirty-three were wounded. This act wasShe overheard their plans, and early in regarded by the Americans as a wantonthe morning of Dec. 3 left her home, massacre, and when the British authori-ostensibly for the purpose of purchasing ties pronounced it justifiable theflour, but in reality to give warning to hottest indignation was excited through-Washington. After a walk of several out the republic. The last survivor of themiles in the snow she met one of Wash- Dartmoor prisoners was Lewis P. Clover,ingtons officers, to whom she revealed who died in Brooklyn, Lone; Island, N. Y., 12 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. DARTMOOR PRISON. in February, 1879, at the age of eighty-nine years. Dartmoutli College, one of the highestinstitutions of learning in the English-American colonies; chartered in 1769. Itgrew out of an earlier school establishedby Rev. Dr. Wheelock at Lebanon, Conn.,designed for the education of Indian chil-dren, he being encouraged by his successin educating a young Mohegan, SamsonOceom, who became a remarkable from the Delaware tribe were re-ceived, and the school soon attracted pub-lic attention. James Moor, a farmer, gavetwo acres of land and a house for the useof the school, and from that time it wasknown as Moors Indian Charity accompanied Rev. N. Whittaker toEngland to raise funds for the increase ofthe usefulness of the school, and about$50,000 were subscribed. A board of trus-tees was organized, of which Lord Dart-mouth, one of the
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