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THE RIDER OF THE BLACK HORSE

I thought I'd put straight for Fort Montgomery an' tell General Clinton I'd join the army an' fight as I 'll venture t' say mighty few o' his men 'll fight. I don't know whether t' call him General Clinton or Gov'nor Clinton now."

"Why not? What do you mean?"

"Why, General Clinton is the Governor now. Have n't ye heard 'bout it?"

"No, I have n't heard of it."

"Well! he is, whether ye heard of it or not."^[1]

"I'm glad of it."

"So'm I. But that has n't anything t' do with my plans."

"No," assented Robert.

"What I'm goin' t' do is to try to run this rascal to his hole."

Who?"

"Claud Brown."

"How will you do it?"

↑ In 1777, under the new constitution of the State of New York, General George Clinton was elected Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the newly formed commonwealth. In the former office he continued eighteen years. In 1801 he was again elected Governor of New York, and three years afterward was elected Vice-President of the United States, an office which he was holding at the time of his death in 1812. His chief competitor in his first election was General Philip Schuyler.

[1] In 1777, under the new constitution of the State of New York, General George Clinton was elected Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the newly formed commonwealth. In the former office he continued eighteen years. In 1801 he was again elected Governor of New York, and three years afterward was elected Vice-President of the United States, an office which he was holding at the time of his death in 1812. His chief competitor in his first election was General Philip Schuyler.

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