Untitled (2)when he was 37 in 17 5, the French
and Indian Will broke out and he was
appointed to the command of it
company among the first troops to be
levied in Connecticut.
Ht' joined the Army at it plack. near
Cruwn Point in this state and soon
made the acquaintance of another
rugged adventurer, Copt. (lat(r
Major) Robert Rogers,
With Rogers and by himself, Put-
nam engaged in it series of hair-
I'll u,yatty... We are told he indignantly spurned
III(, offer and redoubled his efforts in
behalf of his countrymen.
He was too late for Lexington and
('oncor-d, but he plunged almost
inurrediate]y into battle at Bunker
Ifill ,June 17, 1775.
Alter Bunker Hill, where he was it
hero in it }using cause, he was named
it major general by the Continental
forces, and soon was put in command
of forces in New York City.
Mesier Home Tied To Revolution
WAPPINGERS PALLS — <)nc of
the oldest buildings in Inc Town of
Wappinger, the Brcwcr- Mesier
Home>tcad in Wappingers halls, has
a link with the American Revolution,
the tie was the so-called Wap-
pinfers I'alls Ica part yof 1777.
"'he house was built originally byNicholas Brewer who in 1738 came to
the area with his brother, Adolphus.
The two men bought more than 600
acres of land on which the Village of
Wappingers Falls now stands.
Adolphus was engaged in the
milling business and had what was
known as the 'Yellow Mill" on the
Wappingers Creek.
After the death of Adolphus.
Nicholas took over the milling
business and built the douse now
known as the Bre wer-Mes ler
Homestead. (It now, houses the police
station and some vitlage offices. )
Nicholas sold the house to Peter
Mesier who came to the village ft-om
New York City. He was it Tory and life
in New York City was not the best for
a Tory at that time. His holdings in
the city had been taken and he came
to the village to lead it peaceful life in
the country.
This was not to be the case, Then as
n ow the women of the country were
complaining about high price; and in
177"r' raided the home.'1'hcy broke into
his house, struck Mesier and raided
his wine cellar. This was the Wap-
pingers Falls Tea Party.
The Mesiers became a well knwon
family in Wappingers and in 1891 the
last of the family left the home and
sold the property to the Village of
Wappingers Falls for a park to be
forever known as Mesier park.
In connection with the centennial of
the Town of Wappinger this year and
the bicentennial of the Revolution, the
Wappingers Historical Society is
selling tiles picturing the Mesier
Homestead,
The money derived from the project
will be used to retore the rooms on the
second floor of the homestead. The
aim of the society is to retore the
rooms and ripen them as a local
history museum for the community,
SO that the history of the area ma,y not
be lost.
The tiles may be ordered through
!'o�n Historian Virginia hems or- by
writing the Wappingers HisLori cuI
SoCie(y, Y.O. Box 179, Wappingers
PaILs.
`BEET WAII�
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In times of celebration and in
times of trouble, the people
of colonial Rhinebeck gathered
in and around Trophagen's
Tavern — which is now called
the Beekman Arms
I1 was here, on what is now our front
lawn, that men gathered with their mus-
kets in the summer of 1775 to drill and
prepare for the invasion of Canada or-
dered by the Continental Congress.
Their fellow. townsman, Richard Montgo-
mery, had been appointed Brigadier
General by Washington and he now
became their leader. He had been a
Major in the British Army, but in 1772 he
resigned {kis commission and came to
Rhinebeck where he married Janet Living-
ston. They had just started to build their
house, Grasmere, when the war began
Montgomery marched his troops up the
Hudson, up along Lake Champlain and
the Richelieu River, captured St John's,
Chambly and Montreal. Then, in the as-
sault on Quebec against the British he
had once helped take from the French,
Montgomery was killed — the first Amer-
ican General to die in the War for Inde-
pendence.
This is the first of a series of historical
notes about Beekman Arms, America's
Oldest Hotel, where history and hospitak
ity welcome every visitor
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medallion of solid bronze —
art created expressly for the
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We proudly offer this unique
Bicentennial chair contain
medallion of solid bronze —
art created expressly for the
maker — S. Bent & Bros.
Crafted of Northern Hard Ma]
beautiful chair is the ultimat
available in both black and p
chair is one of a limited edits
ally numbered and registered
owner — starting a history
loom.
RT. 82, MOORES MILLS, N.Y.
2 , Miles North of RL 55
Tel. 677-9930
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