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command on the Hudson, where he had charge of the com- 

 pletion of the forts. In August, he was under General Sul- 

 livan, on Rhode Island, and afterwards till July 6th, 1779, 

 commanded at Providence, R. I. June 20th, 1780, he was 

 ordered to Springfield, Mass., to superintend the forwarding 

 of the Massachusetts Militia. The next year he again joined 

 the Army in New York, and remained with it till the sur- 

 render of Cornwallis, October 1 9th, 1781. He was a mem- 

 ber of the Court which tried Major Andre. After the war 

 closed he returned to Marblehead, and again became engaged 

 in the fishing trade. He died January 30th, 1797. 



Throughout his eventful life he was distinguished for 

 those virtues which most adorn the character of the citizen 

 or the soldier, honest and generous in his dealings with 

 others, a firm patriot, brave, yet modest, a skillful and active 

 commander, and the ever esteemed and honored friend of 

 Washington. 



After the reading of the same, remarks were offered by 

 the Chair, and Messrs. C. C. Beaman and A. C. Goodell 

 and a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Upharn for his very 

 interesting, and valuable communication, with a request that 

 a copy be furnished for publication in the Historical Col- 

 lections. This Report with an abstract of the Orderly 

 Books, is printed in the Historical Collections of the Insti- 

 tute. See vol. v. pages 4972 and 97130. 



Mr. George D. Phippen read a letter from Hon. Solomon 

 Lincoln, of Hingham, tendering to the Institute a manu- 

 script volume containing " a list of American seamen com 

 mitted to the old Mill Prison, Plymouth, England, from 

 1777 to 1781." A vote of thanks, upon his motion, was 

 presented to Mr. Lincoln and others for the valuable do- 

 nations announced this evening. Adjourned. 



