Bethany in the Revolution

Ebenezer Dayton - the rogue raider. Tier 2 - One sourced story.

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[Verified] Bethany was the base of whaleboat raider Ebenezer Dayton, who plundered so indiscriminately across Long Island Sound that Washington himself had to order him reined in. - Lakeville Journal

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