ender of Burgoyne.

Prince Whipple acted as bodyguard to General Whipple, one of
Washington's aids. Prince is the negro seen on horseback in the
engraving of Washington crossing the Delaware, and again pulling the
stroke oar in the boat which Washington crossed in.

At the storming of Fort Griswold, Maj. Montgomery was lifted upon the
walls of the fort by his soldiers, and called upon the Americans to
surrender. John Freeman, a negro soldier, with his pike, pinned him dead
to the earth. Among the American soldiers who were massacred by the
British soldiers, after the surrender of the fort, were two negro
soldiers, Lambo Latham and Jordan Freeman.

Quack Matrick, a negro, fought through the Revolutionary war, as a
soldier, for which he was pensioned. Also Jonathan Overtin, who was at
the battle of Yorktown. The grandfather of the historian Wm. Wells
Brown, Simon Lee, was also a soldier "in the times which tried men's
souls."

"Samuel Charlton was born in the State of New Jersey, a
slave, in the family of Mr. M., who owned, also, other
members belonging to his family--all residing in the English
neighborhood. During the progress of the war, he was placed
by his master (as a substitute for himself) in the army then
in New Jersey, as a teamster in the baggage train. He was in
active service at the battle of Monmouth, not only
witnessing, but taking a part in, the great struggle of that
day. He was also in several other engagements in different
sections of that part of the State. He was a great admirer
of General Washington, and was, at one time, attached to his
baggage train, and received the General's commendation for
his courage and devotion to the cause of liberty. Mr.
Charlton was about fifteen or seventeen years of age when
placed in the army, for which his master rewarded him with a
silver dollar. At the expiration of his time, he returned to
his master, to serve again in bondage, after having toiled,
fought and bled for liberty, in common with the regular
soldiery. Mr. M., at his death, by will, liberated his
slaves, and provided a pension for Charlton, to be paid
during his lifetime.

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"James Easton, of Bridgewater, a colored man, participated
in the erection of the fortifications on Dorchester Heights,
under command of Washington, which the next morni