“That sovereign has a value beyond money. It is a medal for valor,” her father said; and on the year when peace was firmly established between England and America Rebecca’s golden sovereign was smoothed, and upon it these words were engraved:

“Presented
to
A Brave Little
Maid of Maine,
For Loyalty,
June, 1775.”

The Stories In this Series are:
A LITTLE MAID OF PROVINCE TOWN.
A LITTLE MAID OF MASSACHUSETTS COLONY.
A LITTLE MAID OF NARRAGANSETT BAY.
A LITTLE MAID OF BUNKER HILL.
A LITTLE MAID OF TICONDEROGA.
A LITTLE MAID OF OLD CONNECTICUT.
A LITTLE MAID OF OLD PHILADELPHIA.
A LITTLE MAID OF OLD MAINE.
A LITTLE MAID OF OLD NEW YORK.
A LITTLE MAID OF VIRGINIA.

Transcriber’s Notes

  1. Punctuation has been normalized to contemporary standards.
  2. Illustrations on pages 77 and 175 were not tipped in as verified in multiple copies of this book.
  3. On page 66, Rebecca's birthday is inconsistently reported as the 10th of May and the 10th of September.