There are many families across the water who would open their purses on our behalf right generously were our sad case made known to them.

Letters are sent continually, but it is the spoken tale that moves the heart.

I had thought to send across myself to such of our friends and families as still regard us as belonging to them.

If they made a response such as I look for, we should soon have means at our disposal to augment what the tardy Assembly may do by an auxiliary force, equipped and furnished with all that can be needed.

But you cannot be in two places at once.
"What think you, my young friends?
Will you serve your distressed brethren better as Rangers of the forest, or as emissaries to England ?" "Why not divide our forces ?" asked John Stark; "there are enough of us for that.