THE STORY OF PHILIP LONG

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THE STORY OF PHILIP LONG

• By Corey and Sarah

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Revolutionary War Hero

• Philip Long was in Philadelphia when the
  Revolutionary War started.
• He was 18 years old.
• Philadelphia had many business owners who bought
  from the British. The city was mostly loyal to
  the King of England.
• Philip Long joined the Red Coats.

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Joining the Dragoons

• Philip joined the Dragoons when he served in the
  war.
• The Dragoons were spies who spied on
• the Revolutionaries.
• It was 1781when Phillip joined the Dragoons.
• Phillip soon became a hero for the Loyalist
• army.

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AFTER THE WAR

• The Loyalists lost the war.
• After the war he moved to Canada.
• The British gave him a piece of land as a
• reward.
• He married a girl named Julie.
• He had 13 kids in his family but 5 died.

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PHILIP WAS A MAIL MAN

• He was a mail man in Tamiscouata.
• He traveled by foot, snowshoe, and by horse.
• His home became a station for travelers
• and couriers.
• Later he moved to Clair.

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Philip Long Died

• He lived in Clair for the next 5 years.
• On Christmas Day in 1832, war hero and postman ,
  Philip Long died at home.
• He was buried in St. Luce Cemetery in
  Frenchville, Maine because that was the closest
  cemetery around.