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Geake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 90, 57);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798999231383\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 90, 57);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 212\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Mitchell Varnum was a singular figure in the War of Independence. As a young attorney, Varnum successfully defended Rhode Island shipping interests against incursion by British Revenue vessels in a case brought against the captain of the infamous H.M.S. \u003ci\u003eGaspee\u003c\/i\u003e that Rhode Islanders burnt to the waterline in an act of protest in June 1772. Two years later, he joined in founding the Kentish Guard, a militia unit that contributed many officers to the American Revolution, including General Nathanael Greene. 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Geake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 90, 57);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798999231383\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 90, 57);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 212\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Mitchell Varnum was a singular figure in the War of Independence. As a young attorney, Varnum successfully defended Rhode Island shipping interests against incursion by British Revenue vessels in a case brought against the captain of the infamous H.M.S. \u003ci\u003eGaspee\u003c\/i\u003e that Rhode Islanders burnt to the waterline in an act of protest in June 1772. Two years later, he joined in founding the Kentish Guard, a militia unit that contributed many officers to the American Revolution, including General Nathanael Greene. 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