London courier Joethan Wolfe returns in book 2 of Captain Sedition.
May 1775
After the battle on the Boston Road, Wolfe is unable to go home to London. He's a stranger adrift in his homeland until Benjamin Frankin returns to America, Prudence gets betrothed, and Joseph Warren decides to confront the Redcoats on hill in Charlestown, then Wolfe goes to war.
Excerpt
The Hon. Thomas Gage Esq; Governor and Commander in Chief, in and over His Majesty’s Forces in America, a Vice Admiral of the same. A PROCLAMATION
In profuse and tortured language, the edict announced a two-hundred dollar reward for Joethan Wolfe, alive or dead. With no evidence of irony, the document named Wolfe, caput gerat lupinum—may he wear a Wolf’s Head—the ancient decree that a wanted man might legally be murdered by anyone, his corpse presented for reward as was paid for the pelt of a ravaging predator.
The purse would be paid from a subscription raised by the Fifty- Second Regiment of Foot, in tribute to their officer Captain William Brown, foully shot down in cold blood by the murderer Wolfe.
The proclamation also took pains to describe Wolfe’s green eyes, the dimple in his chin, and the clothes he was wearing.
Wolfe looked at Warren in disbelief. “Of the thousands of men shooting at each other that day, I’m singled out? How can that be?” Warren shrugged. “It came to me last night. I’m told they’ve been around for a few days. I assume they were brought in to stir up trouble.” Wolfe stared at the document and swore. Warren chuckled. “Two hundred dollars is
more than most men in New England are worth.”
“So most men in New England have an incentive to shoot me,” Wolfe muttered in disgust. Warren put a friendly hand on Wolfe’s shoulder and smiled like the cat that ate the cream.
“I have a solution.”
Wolfe looked at him in horror. “Sweet bloody hell. You’re going to propose a scheme.” Warren snorted in amusement.
“I’m going to write a general order that absolves you in the eyes of patriots. It will promise retribution on anyone seeking to claim your head. Still, it might be best if you bid farewell to New England for a time. I heard you found your horse.”
“How did you hear that?” said Wolfe. Warren chuckled.
“How else? I keep an eye on you.”
“Do you distrust me to act against your cause?”
“Not at all. I’ve been keeping an eye on every capable man that crosses my path. I heard you found your father too.”
“Your information is accurate,” Wolfe said grumpily.
“Excellent. I need send a courier to Philadelphia. I’ve word your friend Franklin was to depart London in March. I would you carry cor respondence to him from me. I believe t’would be good for him to learn what’s acting here from someone he trusts.”
“I doubt you’d like my take on the situation,” Wolfe said. Warren disagreed.
“I want Franklin to hear your take in particular. I trust he knows how to sift the views of a friend.”
“Why don’t you send Revere?”
“He’s just back from there. Will you do it?”
“There would be expenses.”
“The Provincial Congress will pay eight dollars. That should see you through. There’s also whatever Franklin chooses to pay upon receipt.” A thought occurred to Warren and he laughed conspiratorially. “I’ll have the committee write letters to rich Philadelphians. You can deliver those as well. That should fill your purse.” Wolfe laughed along with Warren and he smiled for the rest of the day.
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