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Title: The Linzee family of Great Britain and the United States of America and the allied families of Penfold, Hood, Amory, Tilden, Hunt, Browne, Wooldridge (and) Evans
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Linzee, John William, b. 1867
Subjects: Lindsay family
Publisher: Boston, Privately printed
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Pearl; this commission is quoted furtheron under the year above stated. The Portsmouth records furthermention, that John Linzee resigned from the navy, but no reasonwas stated for his leaving the service. History and Antiquities of Boston, Mass., by Samuel G. Drake, etc. (pp. 733-48) On the night of the 8 July 1768, the sloop Libertywith its cargo of Molasses, was in the custody of two officers of the customs for violation of the law of entry. About thirty men con-fined the officers and carried off the molasses, but the Selectmen im-mediately caused it to be restored, which demonstrated that theyand not the Kings officers had authority over the people. This inci-dent was the immediate cause for the despatch of two Irish regiments,and other troops from Halifax to Boston, which arrived at Nantasket on the 28 Sept, and consisted of the 14th regiment under Lieutenant-Colonel William Dalrymple, and the 29th regiment under Lieutenant-Colonel Maurice Carr, each of about 500 men. These were soon
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IMAGE Robert Gordon Hood Linzee 1900- THE LINZEE FAMILY. 525 joined by a part of the 59th under Captain Wilson, and a company of the Train of Artillery with two field pieces. On the 30th. September, the vessels of war, amounting now toabout twelve, sailed into the harbor, and were ranged in a formidable manner about the north-east part of the Town, and came to anchor.The ships were: 1, the Beaver, 14 guns; 2, the Senegal, 14; 3, theMartin, 10; 4, the Glasgow, 20; 5, Mermaid, 28; 6, Romney, 50;7, Launaston, 40; 8, Bonetta, 10; and others. Deacon Tudors diary describes the landing of the troops as follows: At about 1 Oclock Satterday all the Troops Landed under coverof the Cannon of the Ships of War. The troops drew up in King Street and marched off in short time into the Conmion with Muskets charged. Bayonets fixed (perhaps Expecting to have met with resistance as the Soldiers afterwards told the inhabitants) their Coloursflying, Drums beating & museck playing. In short they made agallant ap

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