Among old New England inns; being an account of little journeys to various quaint inns and hostelries of colonial New England . day he returned with rein-forcements and captured a considerable num-ber of prisoners. Since the Revolution, the Knapp Tavernhas been the property of various owners,though it was held until 1812 by MargaretKnapp, daughter of the old tavern-keeper. 119 Among Old New England Inns Then the Tracey family held it for morethan fifty years and, in 1901, the late Colo-nel Herschel Adams, — whose wife, HelenReddington Adams is a descendant of JohnReddington, a Greenwich soldie
Among old New England inns; being an account of little journeys to various quaint inns and hostelries of colonial New England . day he returned with rein-forcements and captured a considerable num-ber of prisoners. Since the Revolution, the Knapp Tavernhas been the property of various owners,though it was held until 1812 by MargaretKnapp, daughter of the old tavern-keeper. 119 Among Old New England Inns Then the Tracey family held it for morethan fifty years and, in 1901, the late Colo-nel Herschel Adams, — whose wife, HelenReddington Adams is a descendant of JohnReddington, a Greenwich soldier of theRevolution, — bought the place and was in-strumental in turning it over to the PutnamHill Chapter, D. A. R. as their headquar-ters. The house is tastefully furnished withchoice pieces of the Colonial and Revolu-tionary period, nearly all of which havewell-authenticated histories. Of particularinterest is a desk in the reception room,which was long the property of ColonelBarrett, who led the American troops atConcord. Upon this desk Putnam, whilea guest of Colonel Barrett, once wrote aletter to Washington. 120. KNAPP TAVERN, GREENWICH
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