The Joseph Bucklin Society. . A National Center for History of the Gaspee Affair of 1772.




 


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This is a table of contents to the major pages in this sub site, which is devoted to the history of the Gaspee Affair.  Information and analysis are at this site.

Gaspee History

bulletSite Map
bullet1772 Rhode Island attack on the British Navy armed schooner Gaspee
bullet1772 attack on the British Navy schooner Gaspee, part II
bulletSample Encyclopedia Reference to Gaspee Attack.
bulletOrder of Events in the attack on Gaspee
bulletAnswers to Questions about Events in the Gaspee Affair of the American Revolution
bulletLongboats used in the 18th Century Gaspee attack
bulletimages/History/Brownell7a.jpg
bulletImportance of the Gaspee Affair in American History.
bulletimages/BuckDocuments/JeffCC.jpg
bulletNew information on longboats and men in first attack on British.
bulletNumber of Americans in the Gaspee attack.
bulletCol. Simeon Potter brought Bristol men to attack the Gaspee
bulletCapt. Greenwood brought Warren men to attack the Gaspee.
bulletWho shot first in the 1772 capture of the Gaspee?
bulletGeography, Distances, and Tides of Attack
bulletimages/ShipsAndMaps/GaspeeMap2.jpg
bullet18th Century American and English Ship Types
bulletColonial courts used law as a weapon against English.
bulletLaw as Colonial Weapon II
bulletLaw as Colonial Weapon III
bulletThe Case of John Robinson vs. The Brigantine Providence
bulletConstitutional arguments of American colonists
bulletTheory of Attack as Legal Action by Sheriff
bulletMob as Police Force in colonial Rhode Island and Massachusetts
bulletForensic History: definition and description
bulletOccam's Razor
bulletNew Research: Names and biographies of Gaspee Raiders
bulletThe first shot in the American Revolution.
bulletWho fired the first shot in the American Revolution?
bulletJoseph Bucklin 4th Biography
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bulletimages/ShipsAndMaps/NarBay1777_NW_Bucklin.jpg
bulletBiography of Joseph Bucklin 5th
bulletEphraim Bowen Biographical Material
bulletJohn Mawney doctor at American assault on Gaspee
bulletThe Brown Brothers of Providence Rhode Island
bulletJohn Brown
bulletJoseph Brown
bulletMoses Brown
bulletRehoboth Connections with Providence
bulletRaider Relationships
bulletStatements of Participants in Gaspee Affair
bulletEPHRAIM BOWEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACK UPON THE GASPEE
bulletGaspee History
bulletBriggs Statement
bulletMawney Statement
bulletDudingston's First Report of the Distruction of the Gaspee
bulletLegal commentary on Dudingston's First Report
bulletDudingston Petition to King for Relief
bulletCast of Characters in the Gaspee Events
bulletPersons Involved/Adams_John.htm
bulletPersons Involved/Adams_Samuel.htm
bulletPersons Involved/Hopkins_Stephen.htm
bulletPost Gaspee Events
bulletLegal Events
bulletCommission to Investigate
bulletNavy Court-Martial
bulletProclamation-1772
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bulletimages/History/KINGPROC.JPG
bulletPost Gaspee Events
bullet1000 Pounds
bulletGaspee History
bulletGaspee History
bulletGaspee Scholars


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