Publisher's Synopsis
""A Tory's Revenge: Being Benjamin Mathew's Account of the Burning of Falmouth in 1775"" is a historical non-fiction book written by William P. Chipman. The book tells the story of the burning of Falmouth (now Portland), Maine during the American Revolution, from the perspective of a loyalist named Benjamin Mathews. Mathews was a prominent merchant in Falmouth who supported the British Crown during the revolution, and his account provides a unique perspective on the events leading up to the burning of the town by American patriots. The book also delves into the political and social tensions of the time, as well as the personal struggles and motivations of Mathews and other loyalists. Overall, ""A Tory's Revenge"" offers a fascinating look at a little-known chapter of American history, and sheds light on the complex and often conflicting loyalties of those who lived through it.1905. From Benjamin Mathew�������s manuscript comes his account of the incidents of the event of the burning of Falmouth (or Portland, as the city is now called). Mathews feels constrained at this late day to tell the real story of that infamous act because of the present tendency to put the chief blame for the deed upon the head of Captain Henry Mowatt, commander of the British fleet. Several historians have already attributed to him both the origin and the execution of the cowardly destruction of Falmouth. While he was certainly the perpetrator of the dastardly crime, yet the origin of it lies with Captain Samuel Coulson. No man ought to know this better than he, for he was an inmate of the Coulson household for the space of nearly two years; and in these pages he will show that the burning of the ill-fated town was due to the spite of that notorious Tory.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
