CHARACTERS
WILLIAM SHIRLEY: Governor of Massachusetts
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Famous American patriot
JAMES COLDEN: A young Philadelphia captain
WILLIAM WILTON: A young Philadelphia lieutenant
HUGH CARSON: A young Philadelphia lieutenant
JACOBUS HUYSMAN: An Albany burgher
CATERINA: Jacobus Huysman's cook
ALEXANDER MCLEAN: An Albany schoolmaster
BENJAMIN HARDY: A New York merchant
JOHNATHAN PILLSBURY: Clerk to Benjamin Hardy
ADRIAN VAN ZOON: A New York merchant
THE SLAVER: A nameless rover
ACHILLE GARAY: A French spy
ALFRED GROSVENOR: A young English officer
JAMES CABELL: A young Virginian
WALTER STUART: A young Virginian
BLACK RIFLE: A famous "Indian fighter"
ELIHU STRONG: A Massachusetts colonel
ALAN HERVEY: A New York financier
STUART WHYTE: Captain of the British sloop, Hawk
JOHN LATHAM: Lieutenant of the British sloop, Hawk
EDWARD CHARTERIS: A young officer of the Royal Americans
ZEBEDEE CRANE: A young scout and forest runner
ROBERT ROGERS: Famous Captain of American Rangers