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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Allen, Ethan, 1737- (search)
s confined seven weeks in Pendennis Castle in England, when he was sent to Halifax, and thence to New York, where he was exchanged in the spring of 1778, and returned home, where he was received with joy and honors. He was invested with the chief command of the State militia. Congress immediately gave him the commission of lieutenant-colonel in the Continental army. When, in the course of the war. Vermont assumed and maintained an independent position, a fruitless attempt was made by Beverly Robinson to bribe. Allen to lend his support to a union of that province with Canada. He was supposed to be disaffected towards the revolted colonies, and he fostered that impression in order to secure the neutrality of the British towards his mountain State until the close of the war. As a member of the legislature of Vermont, and as a delegate in Congress, he secured the great object of his efforts — namely, the ultimate recognition of Vermont as an independent State. He removed to Burlingt
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (search)
s country better, he asked for, and, through the recommendation of General Schuyler and others, obtained the command of the important post of West Point and its dependencies in the Hudson Highlands. He arranged with Major Andre to surrender that post into the hands of a British force which Sir Henry might send up the Hudson. For this service he was to receive the commission of a brigadier-general in the British army and nearly $50.000 in gold. He made his headquarters at the house of Beverly Robinson, a Tory, opposite West Point, and the time chosen for the consummation of the treason was when Washington should be absent at a conference with Rochambeau at Hartford. Arnold and Andre had negotiated in writing: the former wished a personal interview, and arrangements were made for it. Andre went up the Hudson in the British sloop-of-war Vulture to Teller's (afterwards Croton) Point, from which he was taken in the night in a small boat to a secluded spot near Haverstraw, on the west si
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Robinson, Beverly 1734-1792 (search)
Robinson, Beverly 1734-1792 Military officer; born in Virginia in 1734; was a major under Wolfe at Quebec, and afterwards married a daughter of Frederick Phillipse, owner of the Phillipse Manor, on the Hudson. He opposed the measures of The Robinson House. the British government up to the Declaration of Independence, when he took sides with that government; moved his family into the city of New York; raised the Beverly Robinson. Loyal American Regiment, of which he was colonel, and was concerned in some degree as a sort of go-between with the treason of Arnold, who occupied Robinson's country-house, opposite West Point, at the time of that transaRobinson's country-house, opposite West Point, at the time of that transaction. At the end of the war Robinson went to England with a portion of his family, and his property was confiscated. His house, from which Arnold fled on the discovery of his treason, was a frame building, and stood back from the river about half a mile, upon a fertile plateau at the western foot of the lofty hills on which red
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washingtoniana. -1857 (search)
the field where Braddock fell had preceded him. In New York he was cordially entertained by Beverly Robinson, son of the speaker of the Virginia Assembly. Mrs. Robinson's sister, Mary Phillipse, was tMrs. Robinson's sister, Mary Phillipse, was then at his house, and Washington was smitten with her charms. On his return from Boston he Colonel Washington and Mrs. Custis. was again entertained at the mansion of Mr. Robinson, and he lingerMr. Robinson, and he lingered as long in the company of Miss Phillipse as duty would allow. He wished to take her with him to Virginia as his bride at some time in the near future, but his natural modesty did not allow him to At about the close of the honeymoon of Washington and his wife the speaker of the Assembly (Mr. Robinson), rising from his chair, thanked Washington for his public services. The young colonel, surplor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess. The speaker was the father of Beverly Robinson, of New York, at whose house Washington had met and fell in love with his sister-in-law, Ma
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wilderness, battle of the (search)
n 100,000 were available for battle. When Lee discovered this movement he pushed forward nearly his whole army to strike the flanks of the Nationals on their march. This movement failed. On the 5th, Warren, who was followed by Sedgwick, sent the divisions of Griffin and Crawford to make observations. The former was struck by Ewell's corps, and the latter. by Hill's a little later. The march was suspended. Crawford was withdrawn, and Griffin, reinforced by Wadsworth's division, with Robinson's in support, soon defeated the advance of Ewell; but, being continually reinforced, the Confederates soon defeated the Nationals. It was now past noon. Grant was satisfied that Lee's troops were near in full force. The country was so covered with shrub-oaks, bushes, and tangled vines that no observations could be made at any great distance. Grant ordered up Sedgwick's corps to the support of Warren; while Hancock, who was nearly 10 miles away, on the road to the left, marched back to
The Daily Dispatch: October 16, 1862., [Electronic resource], Proceedings in the Courts. (search)
m Wm. Knowbert, at Steinlein's, Broad street, Tuesday, was set to the bar when the officer who made the arrest to aided that the note and some papers found on the prisoner at the time were claimed by Knowbert. The latter did not appear. The officer said both were very drunk at the time, and both were patients at Chimborazo Hospital.--The defendant protested that the $5 belonged to him. The Mayor sent him to the Provost Marshal. Daniel Euffin, the negro charged with the larceny of Beverly Robinson's coat, and Tom Wright's gold ring, was proved guilty of sequestering an article of the latter description, belonging to a white man, accidentally left in a bath tub of which Dan had the charge, and he was ordered twenty lashes. The charge about stealing the coat was not susceptible of proof and was dismissed. Henry M Myers, who claims to hall from Maryland but really came from Louisiana, was required to answer for stealing a pair of gaiters, worth $15, from the store of J. B. Owe