I expect to publish within the coming twelve months several interesting
items of Americana, viz:
I.—THE HISTORY OF THE SECOND COMPANY, GOVERNOR’S FOOT-GUARD of the
State of Connecticut; by Jason Thomson, Esq., of the New Haven Bar (a
member of the Company). This was originally issued as a pamphlet, but
has long been out of print. The Company is the third oldest military
organization in the United States, beginning its history with service
in the Revolution when Benedict Arnold, its first captain, took the
Colony powder by force from the hesitant Selectmen of New Haven, and
marched to Cambridge, accompanied by Israel Putnam, to join the
patriot forces there. It has since served in the War of 1812, the War
of the Rebellion, and the Spanish-Cuban War. The history of such an
organization is obviously well worth preserving and enlarging by
illustrations, as I have done. It will contain:
1. A rare plate of Benedict Arnold, in uniform, as he appeared
before _Quebec_.