MEMOIR OF JOHN MULLETT.
BY JOHN H. FORSTER.
James Mullett, the father of the subject of this memoir, was born in England, and came to America witli Burgoyne's army of invasion, having been seized by a press-gang in the city of London, and forced to serve King George III in the strife with his rebellious colonies. He had just completed his apprenticeship as a tailor, and was returning to his home in the country, when the pitiless minions of an obstinate ministry forced him to embark on a troop-ship and sail away from his native land. From that time . forth he was lost to his parents and relatives. He participated in the battle of Bennington, and was taken prisoner. He escaped, but subsequently he
