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Israel Bissell
Israel Bissell, also spelled Bissel (1752 – October 24, 1823), was a patriot post rider who delivered mail between Boston, Massachusetts and New York. On April 19, 1775, British forces fired on colonists in Lexington and Concord, inciting the American Revolutionary War. Bissell was assigned to alert American colonists of the news and rally them to assist the Massachusetts minutemen. The Lexington Alarm message was carried by Bissell through eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York City, New Jersey, and ultimately to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The order stated that Bissell was to travel through Connecticut, which he did, traveling along the Old Post Road from Watertown, Massachusetts to New Haven, where the dispatch included an order to take the message to Philadelphia. In New York, General Alexander McDougall added an order to obtain a new rider to convey the message to Philadelphia. According to the Sons of the American Revolution and Elizabeth Norton Hunt, Bisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Bissell
Isaac Bissell (January 25, 1749 – July 28, 1822) was a Patriot (American Revolution), patriot Post riders, post rider who delivered mail between Boston and Hartford, Connecticut. On April 19, 1775, Battles of Lexington and Concord, the British made an attack on Lexington and Concord, igniting the American Revolutionary War. He was assigned to alert Colonial history of the United States, American colonists of the news and rally them to assist the Massachusetts minutemen. Traveling from Watertown, Massachusetts, on the Boston Post Road, Upper Post Road to Hartford, Connecticut, and through Connecticut Colony, he carried the Lexington Alarm message from Joseph Palmer (American Revolutionary War general), Joseph Palmer. He rode again in July 1779 to deliver the New Haven Alarm. Bissell served the Connecticut Militia throughout the Revolutionary War. Early life Isaac Bissell was born January 25, 1749, in Windsor, Connecticut, Windsor, of the Connecticut Colony. His parents were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
