when his father died, leaving him considerable property. He refused to take any of it, saying "I want only my sword and uniform." He joined the regiment and marched to Cambridge. The following year the regiment took possession of Brooklyn Heights.
    Hull was an intimate friend of Captain Nathan Hale. At the personal request of Washington, he was made acting field officer during the Battle of Trenton. Soon after promoted to Major of the 8th Massachusetts regiment, he was also in the Battle of Princeton and was promoted rapidly for bravery and effective service.
    In 1776 he was appointed Major General of the Massachusetts militia. In 1805 he was named governor of Michigan, and in 1812 he was assigned to command the Northwestern army.
    His surrender of Detroit was greatly censured by the public of his day. There was a court martial which condemned him to death, but the sentence was withdrawn by the President on account of  "General Hull's brilliant service during the war of the Revolution.
    Hull claimed he was innocent and that the fault lay with the authorities in Washington. Twelve years later he gained access to the papers and records of the War Department in Washington which showed he was a victim of misunderstanding and incompetence in Washington.
    He published an account of these records and was fully vindicated. He received a late recognition from the government.

Chapter 5

TORIES AND PATRIOTS - THE WOOSTER FAMILY OF DERBY

    About two hundred years ago, when the American colonists and the British were just beginning their long struggle, there was a great division of American sentiment. Especially in