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ProvidenceRaider@ProvRaider

About 85 raiders attacked the Gaspee.Many prominent members of theProvidence community. It was adangerous mission and an act of hightreason #WFGaspee

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ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 13 Jun 2015We row silently, together, but apart in our thoughts. There is no need for quiet here, yet quietly over the dark sea we go. #wfgaspee

ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 13 Jun 2015But this be treason. We go against the Crown, what next? We have families, homes, businesses we are invested in. #wfgaspee

ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 13 Jun 2015This will bring retribution on us all. We may even lose our precious Rhode Island Charter over this.#wfgaspee

ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 13 Jun 2015This be treason. And deadly wages too; to go against the Crown's vessel. You will hang for this! Drawn and Quartered! #wfgaspee

ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 14 Jun 2014We row silently, together, but apart in our thoughts. There is no need for quiet here, yet quietly over the dark sea we go. #WFGaspee

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ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 14 Jun 2014But this be treason. We go against the Crown, what next? We have families, homes, businesses we are invested in. #WFGaspee

ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 14 Jun 2014This will bring retribution on us all. We may even lose our precious Rhode Island Charter over this. #WFGaspee

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ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 14 Jun 2014This be treason. And deadly wages too; to go against the Crown's vessel. You will hang for this! Drawn and Quartered! #WFGaspee

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We row silently, together, but apart in our thoughts. There is no need for quiet here, yet quietly over the dark sea we go. #WFGaspee

ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 8 Jun 2013But this be treason. We go against the Crown, what next? We have families, homes, businesses we are invested in. #WFGaspee

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ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 8 Jun 2013This will bring retribution on us all. We may even lose our precious Rhode Island Charter over this. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Let's do it!


ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 9 Jun 2012We row silently, together, but apart in our thoughts. There is no need for quiet here, yet quietly over the dark sea we go. #WFGaspee

ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 9 Jun 2012But this be treason. We go against the Crown, what next? We have families, homes, busineeses we are invested in. #WFGaspee

ProvidenceRaider @ProvRaider · 9 Jun 2012This will bring retribution on us all. We may even lose our precious Rhode Island Charter over this. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Let's do it!


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6/8/2019 Joseph Bucklin (@BucklinRaider) | Twitter

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Joseph Bucklin, 18, fired the shotintended to kill Lt. Dudingston. Bucklinwas later lost at sea while on aprivateering mission #WFGaspee


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JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 13 Jun 2015All together, men, lift. Let's take him to shore, along with his men.#wfgaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 13 Jun 2015Here, I broke open the hasp. There is clean linen, don't tear your shirt. #wfgaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 13 Jun 2015I am here helping dress the wounds on the man I shot. Best not to let him know. #wfgaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 13 Jun 2015"There, I have killed the rascal." #wfgaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 13 Jun 2015"Eph, Reach me your gun -- I can kill that fellow." #wfgaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 13 Jun 2015Will it matter that I am here tonight? What will unfold? How will I act under fire? Can we make a difference in this world? #wfgaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 13 Jun 2015Ephraim is just behind me. One goes into battle together, but also so alone. One wonders how one will act in combat. #wfgaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 13 Jun 2015Aye, by rights we will be there and be prepared to fight! See gaspee.waterfire.org #wfgaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 13 Jun 2015Off to John Sabin's place. Trouble is surely stirring. #wfgaspee


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JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 14 Jun 2014All together, men, lift. Let's drop him on shore, along with his men. #WFGaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 14 Jun 2014Here, I broke open the hasp. There is clean linen, don't tear your shirt. #WFGaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 14 Jun 2014I am here helping dress the wounds on the man I shot. Best not to let him know. #WFGaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 14 Jun 2014"I have killed the rascal." #WFGaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 14 Jun 2014"Eph, Reach me your gun -- I can kill that fellow." #WFGaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 14 Jun 2014Will it matter that I am here tonight? What will unfold? How will I act under fire? Can we make a difference in this world? #WFGaspee

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JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 14 Jun 2014Ephraim is just behind me. One goes into battle together, but also so alone. One wonders how one will act in combat. #WFGaspee

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JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 14 Jun 2014Aye, by rights we will be there and be prepared to fight! See gaspee.waterfire.org #WFGaspee

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JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 14 Jun 2014Off to John Sabin's place. Trouble is surely stirring. #WFGaspee

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 8 Jun 2013All together, men, lift. Let's drop him on shore, along with his men. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Fire it up!

JosephBucklin @BucklinRaider · 8 Jun 2013Here, I broke open the hasp. There is clean linen, don't tear your shirt. #WFGaspee WF: Inspiring the City!


6/8/2019 Greene Raider (@GreeneRaider) | Twitter

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GreeneRaider@GreeneRaider

The Greenes, a prominent RI family. Theirship, the Fortune, was the first vesselseized by Lt. Dudingston who sold off theship and its cargo of rum #WFGaspee


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GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 13 Jun 2015Finally, we are addressing these wrongs! In the name of my brother, I am over the side! #wfgaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 13 Jun 2015I know my family will not sleep tonight. Hard awake they will be 'till they hear word or our success. Or not. #wfgaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 13 Jun 2015I go on behalf of all my family's losses. Dudingston must be faced down, or our maritime commerce will wither. #wfgaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 13 Jun 2015Hear, Hear! We stand with you. A binding toast to this mission and to our Rhode Island's future! #wfgaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 13 Jun 2015Aye! I can attest to that. For no reason they beat me. See gaspee.waterfire.org #wfgaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 13 Jun 2015Hear, Hear! I am bound to this mission's success. I will captain a boat in this attack. #wfgaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 13 Jun 2015Our Charter granted us our own legal autonomy and courts. Yet my ship has been seized to be sold in Boston's court. #wfgaspee


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6/8/2019 Greene Raider (@GreeneRaider) | Twitter

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GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 13 Jun 2015There is a warrant for Dudingston's arrest. He is aground and in our jurisdiction. Let us arrest him and seize the Gaspee.#wfgaspee

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GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 13 Jun 2015Lt. Dudingston falsely took my ship, The Fortune. I would have it back and I join you in ridding the Bay of this menace. #wfgaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 13 Jun 2015Drummer says Gaspee aground! Damn! Our vengeance over our ship may be within our reach! To Sabin's Tavern #wfgaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 14 Jun 2014Finally, we are addressing these wrongs! In the name of my brother, I am over the side! #WFGaspee

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GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 14 Jun 2014I know my family will not sleep tonight. Hard awake they will be 'till they hear word or our success. Or not. #WFGaspee

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GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 14 Jun 2014I go on behalf of all my family's losses. Dudingston must be faced down, or our maritime commerce will wither. #WFGaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 14 Jun 2014Hear, Hear! We stand with you. A binding toast to this mission and to our Rhode Island's future! #WFGaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 14 Jun 2014Hear, Hear! I am bound to this mission's success. I will captain a boat in this attack. #WFGaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 14 Jun 2014Our Charter granted us our own legal autonomy and courts. Yet my ship has been seized to be sold in Boston's court. #WFGaspee

GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 14 Jun 2014There is a warrant for Dudingston's arrest. He is aground and in our jurisdiction. Let us arrest him and seize the Gaspee. #WFGaspee

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GreeneRaider @GreeneRaider · 14 Jun 2014Lt. Dudingston falsely took my ship, The Fortune. I would have it back and I join you in ridding the Bay of this menace. #WFGaspee

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6/8/2019 Daniel Pearce (@DrummerPearce) | Twitter

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DanielPearce@DrummerPearce

Daniel Pearce, 17, beat the drum to invite“those… who felt a disposition to go anddestroy that troublesome vessel, to… Mr.James Sabin's house” #WFGaspee


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DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 13 Jun 2015John and I are standing at Fenner's Wharf. There is great activity, but it has a quiet intensity. #wfgaspee

DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 13 Jun 2015"Come to Sabin's. The accursed Gaspee is hard aground. We are meeting to take a stand against this tyranny." #wfgaspee

DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 13 Jun 2015"All those feeling disposed to go and destroy the troublesome vessel the Gaspee are asked to repair to Mr. John Sabin's house." #wfgaspee

DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 13 Jun 2015"Hark! Mr. John Brown has me marching up and down the street, announcing the Gaspee be run hard aground. Meeting tonight." #wfgaspee

DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 13 Jun 2015Tonight the New Sabin's Tavern is open at 250 South Water St where you can drink and hear RI history come alive! Join us! #wfgaspee

DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 14 Jun 2014John and I are standing at Fenner's Wharf. There is great activity, but it has a quiet intensity. #WFGaspee

DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 14 Jun 2014"Come to Sabin's. The accursed Gaspee is hard aground. We are meeting to take a stand against this tyranny." #WFGaspee

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DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 14 Jun 2014"All those feeling disposed to go and destroy the troublesome vessel the Gaspee are asked to repair to Mr. John Sabin's house." #WFGaspee

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"Hark! Mr. John Brown has me marching up and down the street, announcing the Gaspee be run hard aground. Meeting tonight." #WFGaspee

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DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 14 Jun 2014Tonight the New Sabin's Tavern is open at 250 South Water St where you can drink and hear RI history come alive! Join us! #WFGaspee

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DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 8 Jun 2013John and I are standing at Fenner's Wharf. There is great activity, but it has a quiet intensity. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Join us!


DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 8 Jun 2013"All those feeling disposed to go and destroy the troublesome vessel the Gaspee are asked to repair to Mr. John Sabin's house." #WFGaspee

DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 8 Jun 2013"Hark! Mr. John Brown has me marching up and down the street, announcing the Gaspee be run hard aground. Meeting tonight." #WFGaspee


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DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 9 Jun 2012Tonight the New Sabin's Tavern is open at 250 South Water St where you can drink and hear RI history come alive! Join us!

DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 9 Jun 2012John and I are standing at Fenner's Wharf. There is great activity, but it has a quiet intensity. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Join us!



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DanielPearce @DrummerPearce · 9 Jun 2012"All those feeling disposed to go and destroy the troublesome vessel the Gaspee are asked to repair to Mr John Sabin's house " #WFGaspee


6/8/2019 Benjamin Lindsey (@HannahCaptn) | Twitter

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BenjaminLindsey@HannahCaptn

Benjamin Lindsey, Captain of theHannah, his knowledge of the bayallowed him to lure the Gaspee to runaground on Namquid Point on theoutgoing tide #WFGaspee


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BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015John Brown means to take the Gaspee! Bloody Hell! We are going after the imperious Lt. Dudingston. #wfgaspee

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BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015On shore! I am off to tell Mr. John Brown the fate of the damned Gaspee. Then I am lying low! #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Foxes Point looms off the starboard bow. Row you boys on to Fenner's Wharf. I have much to deliver to Mr. Brown. #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Field's Point off the port bow, we will make Providence b4 nightfall. See gaspee.waterfire.org #wfgaspee

WaterfireProvidencePresents-TheGaspeeProjectThe Gaspee Project From Flash Mob to Freedom ~ TheGaspee Incident and the Birth of America gaspee.waterfire.org

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015This will take hours. I'm signing off to put my phone in ye olde charger! Back to you when I get to town 'round 7:30. #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Port, Starboard, Port again, back and forth, always trying to bear tightly into the wind. Steady boys. #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015We have such momentous news we bear, my heart would take to flying over the water to be able to share this! #wfgaspee


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BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015These shallow reaches take so long to move us up to Providence when the wind comes from the North. #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Now boys, we have history here upon us. We bear homeward to tell John Brown we have grounded the Gaspee! #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Tack upriver, now against the tide. It will take a couple of hours to get to Providence, but what great news we bear! #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Let's circle back and show the Capt'n of that fine vessel our sweet appreciation. A FULL MOON SALUTE! #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Now, hard starboard, heel her over boys. #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Yes, under full sail, the fool!, the Gaspee bears down on us, with Dudingston in the prow. But the sand bar lies between. #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Yes, 7'5' sings the lead man, we are past the crest of the sand bar, still stay. Does the Gaspee still follow? #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 20157' sounding! I see the sand rising in our wake. I feel the slight shudder in each trough. But hold thru. #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015The sea is smooth beneath us, too smooth, you can feel the sand looming just below. #wfgaspee

BenjaminLindsey @HannahCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Sounding at 8'. Yikes! Loosen the tiller cable stays. Did I call it too close? See gaspee.waterfire.org #wfgaspee

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6/8/2019 Doctor John Mawney (@DocMawney) | Twitter

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DoctorJohnMawney@DocMawney

John Mawney, 22, medical student whopartook and wrote about the raid. Gavecritical medical aid to Lt. Dudingston onthe Gaspee and saved his life#WFGaspee


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DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 13 Jun 2015Then it would be ungentlemanly for me to refuse. #wfgaspee

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DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 13 Jun 2015No Captain, No, thank you. ‘Tis but my duty. #wfgaspee

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DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 13 Jun 2015Captain, calm yourself. We need to take you to shore. We are preparing a litter to lower you to the long boat. #wfgaspee

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DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 13 Jun 2015You are injured in both your wrist and your groin. Your life is bleeding away. Be still. #wfgaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 13 Jun 2015Lint to pack the wound. And to dress it. We must stop the bleeding. #wfgaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 13 Jun 2015This will hurt, so bite down. I am entering the wound to remove the ball. You are bleeding very badly. #wfgaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 13 Jun 2015Lead me to the Captain! I am a doctor. #wfgaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 13 Jun 2015Now a Doctor is going headlong into a sea battle. I feared for this. #wfgaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 13 Jun 2015The silence of this night un-nerves me. We just burst through a flock of resting birds. The frenzy of their flight has me alert. #wfgaspee

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DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 13 Jun 2015How did I, a young doctor, find myself pulling out into the night on this mission? They need a medic. They are facing long odds. #wfgaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 14 Jun 2014It would be ungentlemanly for me to refuse. #WFGaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 14 Jun 2014No Captain, No, thank you. #WFGaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 14 Jun 2014Doctor, calm yourself. We need to take you to shore. We are preparing a litter to lower you to the long boat. #WFGaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 14 Jun 2014You are injured in both your wrist and your groin. Your life is bleeding away. Be still #WFGaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 14 Jun 2014Lint to pack the wound. And to dress it. We must stop the bleeding. #WFGaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 14 Jun 2014This will hurt, so bite down. I am entering the wound to remove the ball. You are bleeding very badly. #WFGaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 14 Jun 2014Lead me to the Captain! I am a doctor. #WFGaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 14 Jun 2014Now a Doctor is going headlong into a sea battle. I feared for this. #WFGaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 14 Jun 2014The silence of this night un-nerves me. We just burst through a flock of resting birds. The frenzy of their flight has me alert. #WFGaspee

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DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 14 Jun 2014How did I, a young doctor, find myself pulling out into the night on this mission? They need a medic. They are facing long odds. #WFGaspee

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 8 Jun 2013It would be ungentlemanly for me to refuse. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Let's do it!

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 8 Jun 2013No Captain, No, thank you. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Be with us!





DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 8 Jun 2013You are injured in both your wrist and your groin. Your life is bleeding away. Be still #WFGaspee WaterFire: Be with us!

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 8 Jun 2013Lint to pack the wound. And to dress it. We must stop the bleeding. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Join us!

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 8 Jun 2013This will hurt, so bite down. I am entering the wound to remove the ball. You are bleeding very badly. #WFGaspee WF: Inspiring the City!

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 8 Jun 2013Lead me to the Captain! I am a doctor. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Join us!

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 8 Jun 2013Now a Doctor is going headlong into a sea battle. I feared for this. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Let's do it!



DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 9 Jun 2012It would be ungentlemanly for me to refuse. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Let's do it!

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 9 Jun 2012No Captain, No, thank you. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Be with us!


DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 9 Jun 2012You are injured in both your wrist and your groin. Your life is bleeding away. Be still #WFGaspee WaterFire: Be with us!




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DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 9 Jun 2012Lint to pack the wound. And to dress it. We must stop the bleeding. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Join us!

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 9 Jun 2012This will hurt, so bite down. I am entering the wound to remove the ball. You are bleeding very badly. #WFGaspee WF: Inspiring the City!

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 9 Jun 2012Lead me to the Captain! I am a doctor. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Join us!

DoctorJohnMawney @DocMawney · 9 Jun 2012Now a Doctor is going headlong into a sea battle. I feared for this. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Let's do it!



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6/8/2019 Patrick Earl (@GaspeeSentry) | Twitter

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Patrick Earl, 28, Gaspee boatswain'smate, was the sentry on duty that nightand later claimed to recognize some ofthe raiders #WFGaspee


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PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015Damn! The Captain is down, and bleeding badly from his wrist and his groin. Chaos on the deck. #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015We are seriously outmanned here, but we have the advantage of height over them. #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015"Again, I Ask Who Comes There! Show a light." #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015"Who Comes There!" Captn. Dudingston a long boat approaches. #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015I shall watch over the Gaspee, Sir. See gaspee.waterfire.org #wfgaspee


PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015Mr. Earl reporting for duty, sir. I am on Sentry post. #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015This is going to be a long night here on the Gaspee till the tide changes. At least it is quiet. #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015As the tide falls, we are shifting over hard. Not a chance we can kedge off. But the Capt is damned sure not to admit this. #wfgaspee


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PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015You damn fool! We are hard and fast till the next high tide. Vex not the men on your fool's task to save face. #wfgaspee

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PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015Captn's got us stuck on a sand bar. Hard! On an outgoing tide. It's going to be a long night. #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015We almost have her. Just a bit more… #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015We have no Bay pilot aboard sir, I'd rather come about. #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015We are gaining on her slowly, but she is fast. See gaspee.waterfire.org #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015Beat to quarters, looks like we're in for some fun. #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015Will do sir. No sleep tonight. We have a chase on. #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015Aye, Captain. Signal shot now! If we declare them pirate, we can take their cargo for our own! #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015Tighten her up men, go up and un-reef the topsails. Snap to it! #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015I can't tell yet, but I'll warrant she's Bristol bound. Packet, light in the water, little cargo. #wfgaspee

PatrickEarl @GaspeeSentry · 13 Jun 2015Sail spotted, Captain! Packet headed north, just clearing Jamestown. #wfgaspee


6/8/2019 Lt. Dudingston (@GaspeeCaptn) | Twitter

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Lt.Dudingston@GaspeeCaptn

Lt. William Dudingston, 35, Captain ofthe Gaspee, his rough enforcement oftrade restrictions made the colonistsdemand autonomy and independence#WFGaspee


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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015"Stand Off!" #wfgaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Wait, if I must leave, give me my gold-laced Beaver Captain's Hat. It is there in the hat case. #wfgaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Please may I give you something as a gift? Please then take this silver buckle. I insist. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Doctor, you have saved my life. May I offer you this gold buckle in gratitude? #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015I refuse to leave my ship. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Not pirates, that would be debatable. But I have not the strength. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Those are the property of His Royal Majesty King George III. Leave them be. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Thank you Doctor. There are supplies in the chest. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015I've been hit. I am down. #wfgaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015"Men, defend the ship! No quarter." #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015"You can't arrest me. I AM the law here. Stay back or we fire!" #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Men! To your stations. Haul the cannons to aim for the bows. Prepare to defend! See gaspee.waterfire.org #wfgaspee


Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Mr. Earl as sentry, has called out at post. I am rushing to the deck in my night shirt. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015So be it. I do not fear an attack from the likes of these Colonialists. We are 4 miles from town. I am headed down to cabin. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Sentry! It is passing strange to be aboard, yet to not feel the ship beneath us. Even as the tide rises, we are held fast. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015This tide is hard against us. High tide is not again 'till 2:53 AM, and even that is a foot low. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015I'll not look the fool. Shovels boys. Set the anchors and then to the windlass, let's get off this accursed sand bar. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Mr Earl, send a man over the side and see how bad it is. Man the long boats, we are kedging off this sand bar. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Damnation, you swine! You uncouth goats and jackasses! You are mooning his royal highness the King, ye bastards! #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Damn! We are aground. What a hard hit, we are truly fast aground. Boatswain, injuries? check the bilge #wfgaspee




injuries? check the bilge. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Keep the port tack here, we have a chance to grapple them! Full on 'em. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Damn provincials. Who had the helm! Damn you man! Were you not watching the sea surface? #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Aye, we are gaining, Mr. Earl. Another mile of two and you shall be boarding. Stay the course in pursuit. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015The fools are jettisoning cargo! To what end, I will gain on them soon enough. Steady on! #wfgaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015We lose too much time in coming about. Stay on the port tack. I dismissed the pilot. It is full on high tide. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Beat up the Bay after her. We have the canvas to beat her. Hold your tacks longer to shore. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Tighten the main sails and tops boys, she means to run from us. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Mr. Earl, show them we mean business, send one right across their bow now. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015They're raising canvas! Damn them. Action stations! See gaspee.waterfire.org #wfgaspee


Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Damn these provincials. Lower your flag man and stand to. I am the King's Navy. #wfgaspee




Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015When they heave to, prepare to board them, Mr. Earl. Let's declare them pirates, yes. I feel lucky! #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Signal them to stand to and lower their flag. What shall we call 'em, pirate or rogue? #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Tack to starboard upwind, 50 degrees, can we clear the isle? #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Thank you Mr. Earl, come about. Do you know her? Let's see where she's headed. Bristol? Or Providence? #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015On station, West Passage, 2 cables SW of Jamestown's north head. Keep a sharp eye out on the Bay. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Keep a sharp eye on the Bay, men. These ships flout our laws and are filled to the brim with contraband. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Rogue's Island they call this. Let us set out to catch a rogue, yes? Bloody damn colonists! They're all damn rogues here! #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015How I love the smell of deck tar in the morning! #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 13 Jun 2015Gaspee Ship's Log: June 9, 1772 Anno Domini. A good day, wind from the N at 15 knots. Out doing the King's Business. #wfgaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 11 Jun 2015I know those damn merchants are using this fog to move material around the bay. Keep a sharp eye out, men. #wfgaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 11 Jun 2015Gaspee Ship's Log: June 7, 1772 Anno Domini. A foul day, poor visibility, gusty rain. A miserable day on the water. #wfgaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014




Wait, if I must leave, give me my gold-laced Beaver Captain's Hat. It is there in the hat case. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Please may I give you something as a gift. Please take this silver buckle. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Doctor, you have saved my life. May I offer you this gold buckle in gratitude. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014I refuse to leave my ship. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014That would be debatable. But I have not the strength. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Those are the property of His Royal Majesty King George III. Leave them be. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Thank you Doctor. There are supplies in the chest. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014I've been hit. I am down. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014"Men, defend the ship! No quarter." #WFGaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014"You can't arrest me. I am the law here. Stay back or we fire!" #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014"I have a warrant here to apprehend Lt. William Dudingston of the HMS Gaspee. Stand down, we are coming aboard." #WFGaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014"I am the Sheriff of the County of Kent, I am come for the commander of this vessel, and have him I will, dead or alive." #WFGaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014"Stand Off!" #WFGaspee




Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Men! To your stations. Haul the cannons to aim for the bows. Prepare to defend! See gaspee.waterfire.org #WFGaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Mr. Earl as sentry, has called out at post. I am rushing to the deck in my night shirt. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014So be it. I do not fear an attach from the likes of these Colonialists. We are 4 miles from town. I am headed down to cabin. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Sentry! It is passing strange to be aboard, yet to not feel the ship beneath us. Even as the tide rises, we are held fast. #WFGaspee

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014This tide is hard against us. High tide is not again 'till 2:53 AM, and even that is a foot low. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014I'll not look the fool. Shovels boys. Set the anchors and then to the windlass, let's get off this accursed sand bar. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Mr Earl, send a man over the side and see how bad it is. Man the long boats, we are kedging off this sand bar. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Damnation, you swine! You uncouth goats and jackasses! You are mooning his royal highness the King, ye bastards! #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Damn provincials. Who had the helm! Damn you man! Were you not watching the sea surface? #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Damn! What was that? What a hard hit, we are truly fast aground. Boatswain, check the bilge and the powder magazine. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Keep the port tack here, we have a chance to grapple them! Full on 'em. #WFGaspee

Lt Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014




Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Aye, we are gaining, Mr. Earl. Another mile of two and you shall be boarding. Stay the course in pursuit. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014The fools are jettisoning cargo! To what end, I will gain on them soon enough. Steady on! #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014We lose too much time in coming about. Stay on the port tack. I dismissed the pilot. It is full on high tide. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Beat up the Bay after her. We have the canvas to beat her. Hold your tacks longer to shore. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Loose the main sails and tops boys, she means to run from us. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Mr. Earl, show them we mean business, send one right across their bow now. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014They're raising canvas! Damn them. Action stations! See gaspee.waterfire.org #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Damn these provincials. Lower your flag man and stand to. I am the King's Navy. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014When they heave to, prepare to board them, Mr. Earl. Let's declare them pirates, yes. I feel lucky! #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Signal them to stand to and lower their flag. What shall we call 'em, pirate or rogue? #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014I know those damn merchants are using this fog to move material around the bay. Keep a sharp eye out, men. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Gaspee Ship's Log: June 7, 1772 Anno Domini. A foul day, poor visibility, gusty rain. A miserable day on the Bay. #WFGaspee




Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Tack to starboard upwind, 50 degrees, can we clear the isle? #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Thank you Mr. Earl, come about. Do you know her? Let's see where she's headed. Bristol? Or Providence? #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014On station, West Passage, 2 cables SW of Jamestown's north head. Keep a sharp eye out on the Bay. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Keep a sharp eye on the bay, men. These ships flout our laws and are filled to the brim with contraband. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Rogue's Island they call this. Let us set out to catch a rogue, yes? Bloody damn colonists! They're all damn rogues here! #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014How I love the smell of deck tar in the morning! #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 14 Jun 2014Gaspee Ship's Log: June 9, 1772 Anno Domini. A good day, wind from the N at 15 knots. Out doing the King's Business. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013Wait, if I must leave, give me my gold-laced Beaver Captain's Hat. It is there in the hat case. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Be with us!

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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013Please may I give you something as a gift. Please take this silver buckle. #WFGaspee WF: Inspiring the City!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013Doctor, you have saved my life. May I offer you this gold buckle in gratitude. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Join us!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013I refuse to leave my ship. #WFGaspee WF: Inspiring the City!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013That would be debatable. But I have not the strength. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Join us!




Join us!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013Those are the property of His Royal Majesty King George III. Leave them be. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Join us!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013Thank you Doctor. There are supplies in the chest. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Be with us!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013I've been hit. I am down. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Be with us!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013"Men, defend the ship! No quarter." #WFGaspee WaterFire: Fire it up!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013"You can't arrest me. I am the law here. Stay back or we fire!" #WFGaspee WaterFire: Join us!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013"Stand Off!" #WFGaspee WaterFire: Be with us!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013Men! To your stations. Haul the cannons to aim for the bows. Prepare to defend! See gaspee.waterfire.org #WFGaspee


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Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013Mr. Earl as sentry, has called out at post. I am rushing to the deck in my night shirt. #WFGaspee WaterFire: Fire it up!

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013So be it. I do not fear an attach from the likes of these Colonialists. We are 4 miles from town. I am headed down to cabin. #WFGaspee

Lt.Dudingston @GaspeeCaptn · 8 Jun 2013Sentry! It is passing strange to be aboard, yet to not feel the ship beneath us. Even as the tide rises, we are held fast. #WFGaspee


6/8/2019 Justin Jacobs (@JustinGetsAHat) | Twitter

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JustinJacobs@JustinGetsAHat

Justin Jacobs, 17, was found the nextmorning wearing Lt. Dudingston's gold-laced hat. His friends hushed him up andhustled him out of town #WFGaspee


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JustinJacobs @JustinGetsAHat · 13 Jun 2015And I got me a damn, fine hat! Can't wait for the light of day. #wfgaspee

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JustinJacobs @JustinGetsAHat · 13 Jun 2015Let me help you with getting that to shore. #wfgaspee

JustinJacobs @JustinGetsAHat · 13 Jun 2015Now for the fun. Let me at 'em. #wfgaspee

JustinJacobs @JustinGetsAHat · 13 Jun 2015Now we are passing beneath the Great Bridge and out into the open sea. Will I ever see this bridge again? #wfgaspee

JustinJacobs @JustinGetsAHat · 13 Jun 2015While wrapped in debate this seemed so clear. Now, as I row, I find the cold has brought me to new fears. #wfgaspee

JustinJacobs @JustinGetsAHat · 13 Jun 2015Why not! I'll ship on this errand. I might find something to wear! #wfgaspee

JustinJacobs @JustinGetsAHat · 14 Jun 2014And I got me a damn, fine hat! Can't wait for the light of day. #WFGaspee

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JustinJacobs @JustinGetsAHat · 14 Jun 2014Let me help you with getting that to shore. #WFGaspee

JustinJacobs @JustinGetsAHat · 14 Jun 2014Now for the fun. Let me at 'em. #WFGaspee

JustinJacobs @JustinGetsAHat · 14 Jun 2014Now we are passing beneath the Great Bridge and out into the open sea. Will I ever see this bridge again? #WFGaspee


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6/8/2019 Abraham Whipple (@CaptnWhipple) | Twitter

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AbrahamWhipple@CaptnWhipple

Abraham Whipple, 39, a commander inthe Rev War and experienced shipcaptain and appointed by John Brown asleader of the Gaspee raid #WFGaspee


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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015A good piece of work for one night. We will share the rest of this struggle across the land. Now quickly off to home before light. #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015All boats away. Not a single serious injury on our side. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015There she blows, row on, it will burn for hours. There are now none on the Bay who will not know what happened tonight. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Come aboard, and let us leave. This fire is raging now and will be seen by all. See how that yardarm just fell. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015We will await you at the bow, but the rigging is already starting into flames. Hurry. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Do what you will, but once the flames get to the powder magazine there will be nothing left of you or this boat. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015There is a fire aboard the ship! Cast off, cast off. We have not the time to control it. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Here they be. We will see that they get to the Governor, as he had ordered. #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015"I have a warrant here to apprehend Lt. William Dudingston of the HMS Gaspee.


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Stand down, we are coming aboard." #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015"I am the Sheriff of the County of Kent, I come for the arrest of the commander of this vessel and have him I will, dead or alive" #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Come in slow now. Should we be seen, all boats, all hands row hard to rush the bow. I will distract them. #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Hold on for the moon, she is just down, but let the sky grow darker. #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Keep your distance, but move west so we are aligned with the bow. The guns cannot fire within 15 degrees of the bow. #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015There she be! Our quarry, the HMS Gaspee, still hard aground even as the tide rises. #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015When we see the cabin lights of the Gaspee, we drift and await the final setting of the moon. It is nearly down. #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015We slowly advance towards Namquid Point. Keep your distance so as not to foul your oars and betray ourselves. #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Silence you two. Sound carries on the water. See gaspee.waterfire.org #wfgaspee


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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Yes, certainly! Helmsmen to the port, all of you - turn. I think these be our companions from Bristol. #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015There in the moonlight, on the water, I see motion ahead! #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015This mission will be familiar to him and his crew. It will be good to find that he has joined us. See gaspee.waterfire.org #wfgaspee


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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015We should be coming to our meetpoint with Potter, up from Bristol, though I have no idea if he will have moved on our request. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015We are off. Committed! I know there are fears in our minds, but remarkable purpose too. We are striding into history. #wfgaspee

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AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Cast off! Shove off! To the Gaspee men, two leagues south. Stay close and silent. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Men! Take your positions and prepare to cast off! We go together to assure our future.#wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Let us follow our assigned captain and board the long boats. Let us leave together soon. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015With his men, I say we can do this, but it depends on secrecy and quiet. If they hear us too soon, we are cannon fodder. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015On the Hannah's arrival I sent a boat down to Bristol to urge Simeon Potter to our plan. He is bold and will bring a crew. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015And further you need to keep the boats manned, so you lose men here. Plus each boat must attack on its own. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015His crew is experienced and battle hardened. And at least 20 strong armed as Navy men. #wfgaspee




AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015I have gathered 8 long boats and we should choose a team of 80 experienced seamen and fighters. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015The deck will be 5' above us, so be nimble, bold and quick. Bring your weapons and your grappling irons. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015We come in fast but quiet direct on the bow, out of the cannon range and we come aboard with grapple and chain. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015She has 8 guns on the deck, but they will be rigged for broadsides and cannot be aimed down or forward toward the bow. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015We come in in secret and await the set of the moon and then attack in the dark of night. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015Dudingston is harsh. He will have worked his crew pointlessly to row or kedge off the sand. They will be sound asleep. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015The moon is fairly bright as a gibbous moon, but it sets below the horizon at 12:47 after midnight, with glow in the west sky. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015The tide will keep her aground till at least 3:30 and even that tide will be low to float her off. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015The Gaspee lies but 2 leagues away, just over 6 miles from here. We can row it in two hours. #wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015We have all been to sea. We are privateers. With many of you I have taken larger boats in broad daylight.#wfgaspee

AbrahamWhipple @CaptnWhipple · 13 Jun 2015And our Colony's wealth has come duly and honestly from the rights granted in that Charter.#wfgaspee


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