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  PUTNAM - LoveToKnow Article on PUTNAM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Putnam and two others, he visited West Florida to examine lands which, it was expected, were to be granted to the provincial troops for their services against the French and Indians, and which he charted (see MISSISSIPPI).
PUTNAM, a city and the county-seat of- Windham county, Connecticut, U.S.A., in the township of Putnam, on the Quine-baug river, at the mouth of the Mill river, in the N.E. part of the state, about 6 m.
Putnam is at the intersection of two branches of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railway, and is connected by electric line with Worcester, Norwich and Providence.
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 Israel Putnam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Israel Putnam (7 January 1718–29 May 1790) was an American army general who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).
Putnam was outspoken against British taxation policies and around the time of the Stamp Act crisis in 1766, he was elected to the Connecticut General Assembly and was one of the founder of the Connecticut Sons of Liberty.
In 1888, Putnam's remains were removed from the Brooklyn cemetery and placed in a sarcophagus built into the foundation of a monument, newly erected on a plot of ground near the Brooklyn town green.
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 Bunker Hill Exhibit | Biography | Israel Putnam
Putnam led a regiment in the attack on Fort Ticonderoga in 1759 and was part of the expedition that captured Havana, Cuba in 1762.
Putnam was one of the primary figures at the Battle of Bunker Hill, both in its planning and on the battlefield.
Putnam was involved in the planning of the Battle of Long Island in 1776, which resulted in a sound American defeat.
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 Israel Putnam
Although Israel Putnam was probably born in Danvers, Massachusetts, this legendary association with Salem and a father who fearlessly spoke up for truth in the face of dark powers which sought to destroy him was entirely appropriate for the hero-to-be.
Israel Putnam first came to Connecticut in 1739 and settled on a farm in the "Mortlake" district of the eastern Connecticut town of Pomfret.
Putnam's reply to Tryon read: "Sir: Nathan Palmer, a lieutenant in your service was taken in my camp as a spy: he was tried as a spy; he was condemned as a spy; and you may rest assured, sir, he shall be hanged as a spy.
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 Putnam County, Illinois, USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Putnam County is the smallest county in the state of Illinois, encompassing only 166 square miles.
Israel Putnam [1718-1790] served in the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War, prior to being a major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Putnam County's courthouse in Hennepin is the oldest courthouse currently in use in Illinois which has been maintained in an original form.
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 General Israel Putnam
The entire force was shipwrecked off Cuba, and Putnam was one of the few survivors.
After Lexington and Concord, Putnam hastened to Boston and became colonel of a Connecticut regiment and brigadier of Connecticut militia.
He had been reduced to recruiting and a minor command in Connecticut when he was felled by a paralytic stroke in 1779.
www.ctssar.org /patriots/israel_putnam.htm   (280 words)

  
 Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam was born in Salem Village (now Danvers), Massachusetts, the son of a prominent farm family.
Putnam’s fortunes took a downturn at Long Island, where he was forced to effect a hasty retreat.
In the early days of the war, Putnam was regarded by Washington as one of the Americans’ most valuable military assets, but this view was probably based primarily upon earlier exploits from his colorful past.
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 AllRefer.com - Israel Putnam (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
A farmer at Pomfret, Conn., he fought in the French and Indian Wars, seeing action at Montreal (1760) and at Havana (1762).
Putnam was in command at the unhappy battle of Long Island (1776) and in 1777 lost forts Montgomery and Clinton in the Hudson Highlands to the British.
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 Putnam County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Putnam County is the name of 9 counties in the United States of America, many of which are named for Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War:
Putnam County, Florida (It is not certain as to whether this one was named for Israel Putnam.
There is also a possibility that it was named for Benjamin A. Putnam, an officer in the First Seminole War and local Florida politician.)
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 Putnam, Israel on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Penguin Putnam Inc. to Publish the Book on the World Renowned 'Paradoxical Commandments'; - Penguin Putnam To Publish Book On The Paradoxical Commandments Which Have Been A Global Word Of Mouth Phenomenon For More...
Tainted Blood: The Ambivalence of Ethnic Migration in Israel, Japan, Korea, Germany and the United States[1].
The `greatest voice in radio and TV': legendary broadcaster and newsman George Putnam, the voice of the American Everyman for almost seven decades, appeals to listeners on the left and the right.
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 Israel --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The State of Israel lies at the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea, within the region known as the Middle East.
Israel has had to forge a nation from the diverse Jewish people who immigrated from all parts of the world, while trying to integrate a large Arab minority.
Israel was caught off guard by a surprise attack on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
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 Salem Witch Trials: Israel Putnam House
The Putnam House served as home to many generations of a prominent local family.
In 1692, Joseph Putnam lived on the property and spoke out against the witchcraft hysteria gripping the village.
The best-known resident of the house was General Israel Putnam, who commanded troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
www.iath.virginia.edu /salem/putnamhse.html   (266 words)

  
 ISRAEL PUTNAM - LoveToKnow Article on ISRAEL PUTNAM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
ISRAEL PUTNAM - LoveToKnow Article on ISRAEL PUTNAM
Here in the winter of 1742-1743 he went down into a wolf den (still shown in Pomfret) and at close quarters killed a huge wolf.
Putnam took an active part in the French and Indian War, enlisting as a private in 1755 and rising to the rank of major in March 1758.
24.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PU/PUTNAM_ISRAEL.htm   (384 words)

  
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 Israel Putnam
Putnam, George Palmer (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition)
Penguin Putnam Inc. to Publish the Book on the World Renowned 'Paradoxical Commandments'; - Penguin Putnam To Publish Book On The Paradoxical Commandments Which Have Been A Global Word Of Mouth Phenomenon For More Than Three Decades -.
VETERAN VOICE OF L.A. PUTNAM ENDURES, ENGAGES.(News) (Daily News (Los Angeles, CA))
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 Israel Putnam Statue - Bushnell Park Foundation , Hartford, CT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Israel Putnam Statue - Bushnell Park Foundation, Hartford, CT QuickTimeVR 1
This bronze, eight-foot monument was created by J. Ward and presented to the city to honor the American Revolutionary war general who valiantly commanded troops at Bunker Hill.
Copyright © 1997-2005 Bushnell Park Foundation All rights reserved.
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 Rare Antique Eyeglasses, Vintage Eyewear, 1600-1800
The standard lens shape at that time was round.
The American Major-General Israel Putnam made a point of wearing the new oval lenses so that his spectacles "did not look as those of my enemy." His glasses are now owned by the New York Historical Society.
Other colonists did the same including Benjamin Franklin.
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