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Article: Tragedy of Captain William Leslie & Dr. Benjamin Rush.
- Article from:
- The Loyalist Gazette
- Article date:
- March 22, 1999
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The grave of Captain the Hon. William Leslie, second son of David, 6th Earl of Leven, is in a picturesque country churchyard. From time to time, despite the passing of two centuries, the young soldier still receives tributes of flowers and flags. But Willie is not at home in Fife -- in Monimail or Markinch, among his family: the church beside him is white clapboard, typically American. He lies in Pluckemin, New Jersey, where he was buried with full military honours on 5 January 1777, by the Rebels who had killed him two days previously, in the Battle of Princeton.The story of Willie Leslie and his burial is a touching one, taking us from the cultivated society of ...