Richard “The Gunsmith” Herring and a partner were commissioned by the Provincial Congress to manufacture guns, bayonets and rifles for the Revolutionary War effort until it was discovered and destroyed by the Tories.
Richard “The Gunsmith” Herring and a partner were commissioned by the Provincial Congress to manufacture guns, bayonets and rifles for the Revolutionary War effort until it was discovered and destroyed by the Tories.
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WITH A PARTNER MADE GUNS, BAYONETS AND RIFLES FOR THE AMERICANS AT HIS GUNNERY DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, THE GUNNERY WAS DESTROYED BY THE TORIES. HIS CHILDREN WERE ENOCH, GABRIEL, JOHN, STEPHEN, MARY, ANN.
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