. New England; a human interest geographical reader. Summer work on a Vermont farm took to run the Hues of the New York grants acrosslands already granted by New Hampshire, they werecompelled to desist. Sheriffs were resisted, and some-times tied to trees and severely chastised with twigsof the wilderness by the settlers, who organized underEthan Allen of Bennington and adopted the name ofGreen Mountain was from Connecticut, where he was born at Early Vermont 287 Litchfield in 1737. He was a stalwart, rough-man-nered backwoodsman, brave, and rudely eloquent, and. Picturesque falls a
. New England; a human interest geographical reader. Summer work on a Vermont farm took to run the Hues of the New York grants acrosslands already granted by New Hampshire, they werecompelled to desist. Sheriffs were resisted, and some-times tied to trees and severely chastised with twigsof the wilderness by the settlers, who organized underEthan Allen of Bennington and adopted the name ofGreen Mountain was from Connecticut, where he was born at Early Vermont 287 Litchfield in 1737. He was a stalwart, rough-man-nered backwoodsman, brave, and rudely eloquent, and. Picturesque falls at Boltonville a natural leader of men. When the New Yorkersmade settlements on the western borders of the prov-ince, he and his Green Mountain Boys drove themaway and burned their log-houses. These contestscontinued for many years. Soon after the battle of Lexington the leading menof Vermont met at Bennington in the CatamountTavern and attempted to explore futurity. Theywere considering the possibiHty of capturing Fort 288 New England Ticonderoga near the southern end of Lake Champlainon the west side when word came from Connecticutthat men were being recruited both there and inMassachusetts to help in such an enterprise. Thenthe conference promptly decided to act, and EthanAllen was made commander of the expedition. Agents were sent to Albany to secure provisions,guards were posted on the roads to prevent informationof the patriots plans reaching the British, and thirtymen went to the lake to secure boats. The boats wereto be taken to Shoreham, which was opposite t
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