Walter Butler (Loyalist)
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Walter Butler was an American-born Loyalist military officer during the American Revolutionary War. He left his home in Tryon County, New York for Montreal in 1775 and obtained a commission as an ensi
Walter Butler's commission as a captain in Butler's Rangers
Fate of Jane Wells (Incident in Cherry Valley) by Alonzo Chappel, 1856
The Devil and Daniel Webster
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"The Devil and Daniel Webster" is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by a fictionalized Da
Walter Butler (Loyalist)
…bedridden woman and infant during the massacre. Butler's reputation for bloodthirstiness persisted well into the 20th century. In his 1936 short story, The Devil and Daniel Webster, Stephen Vincent Benét included Butler as one of the "jury of the damned." Benet described Butler as "the loyalist, who spread fire and horror through…
Webster argues while the devil whispers in the judge's ear. Illustration by Harold Denison.