Henry, John Joseph. Account of Arnold's Campaign Against Quebec and of the Hardships and Sufferings of That Band of Heroes Who Traversed the Wilderness of Maine From Cambridge to the St. Lawrence, in the Autumn of 1775 . Albany: Joel Munsell, 1877. [format: book], [genre: memoir]. Permission: Northern Illinois University
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Note from page 11: 5. The Canadians who first saw these men emerge from the woods, said they were vetu en toile, clothed in linen. The word toile was changed to tote, iron plate. By a mistake of a single word the fears of the people were greatly increased, for the news spread that the mysterious army that descended from the wilderness was clad in sheet iron. — M