Even more interesting, perhaps, is the story of an ancestor of mine, Israel Bissell. Standing with Revere, Bissell’s job was to ride, non-stop to Philadelphia and inform the Continental Congress of the British invasion. This he did in 19 hours, killing two horses in the effort.
Upon his word, the gathered Congress began signing the Declaration of Independence.
And so it began...
A liberal’s take from your story: Your uncle mistreated horses. His name must be stricken from the history books.
To me, on of the stark differences between the men of our founding and the men of today can be found in these three words ... “Upon his word”.
Men of quality and character walked the earth in those days.
I’d never heard of him - I’ll have to do more reading! If you don’t already follow it, you may enjoy All Things Liberty, the blog arm of the Journal Of The American Revolution. They’ve written a few times on how news (and information in general) spread at the time. Here’s one article:
https://allthingsliberty.com/2013/08/breaking-news-1776-first-reports-declaration-of-independence/
What a lovely story, Thank You