01x33 - Deborah Samson, Soldier of the Revolution

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with still I

know the truth will R and

fall that's just

to a word now to the

wise the world was

made each is a

surprise looking at life my own eyes I'm

searching for a hero don't idolize

feeling my pain as

innocent my I take my heart battle give

that freed Ratt get my Independence de C

it on the line freedom and patriotic

voes sing white blue never give up you

represent America opening for a glider

day I listen to my heart and I oy how

can I see it any other way I'm looking

at

my

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my today on Liberty's Kids we need that

money otherwise I fear that the sword I

now wear to defend France as our Ally I

may be forced to draw against France as

a British subject

the Americans know nothing of my plan to

betray their fight for liberty by going

behind their backs to end the w*r with

England General Washington sent me

because he believed a soldier could

explain to them that we are at the end

of our tether I've got no time to waste

I must have the French Fleet dispatched

dearest mother it feels wonderful to

stop and rest upon my return to new WIA

to cover events at General Washington's

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headquarters I just left James in hria

Newport Rhode

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Island HRI is so excited that French

forces have arrived he brags that they

will end the w*r and soon I do hope he's

right

sometimes it seems as if the violence

has been going on

forever to drill after El James thinks

he can use hre help speaking French when

he meets General roshambo the commander

of the French army he told hry he could

go with him as long as HRI promises to

behave

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himself excuse

me excuse me what

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W and who have we

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here HRI what are you doing paying

tribute to the pastry of my

homeland a problem it's all right return

to your

duties mer so you have FR we is this

young man a fellow journalist

James my apprentice and he humbly

apologizes for his action sir an

apprentice who speaks French perhaps he

might be interested in reporting first

stand are the British Fleet as our Navy

blockaded in the harbor would I I mean

we General I've been waiting for a

chance to prove I'm as good as James I

guess he deserves a chance General I

will make arrangements

immediately driver is someone sh**ting

at

us sure looks that way ma'am it's a band

of armed Tories I'm Robert shler flight

infantry Massachusetts fourth regiment

you best come with me to safety well I'm

not so for

sure all

right AR Tories here yes ma'am there are

folks in New York still loyal to

England they helped the British by

attacking us where we don't expect it

behind our own

lines it's our job to stop them is that

how you got that scar on your forehead

yep from a loyalist saber you were cut

by a sword you don't even look old

enough to shave sh sure is getting close

over

here General Rambo sir how do you like

America it is not what I expected why

you don't even have a centralized

government your Congress can only

suggest what the state should do your

treasury is empty your military supplies

are nearly exhausted and the local

citizenry is angry I know even General

Washington is upset that his soldiers

must take food from citizens to feed

themselves but I'm sure he'll think of

something he already has the general

sent col lauron to France to beg for

more gold G and G why would he send

Colonel lawren when Ben Franklin is

already

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there Cen may I present congress's

special Envoy Colonel John lawrens of

South Carolina bour colel and good day

to you sir Dr Franklin has told me of

how unfailingly the French foreign

minister of finance has supported our

cause I wish I could do more you can do

more col lauron while you were

journeying here to France we graciously

agreed to give America a gift of 6

million leave you should congratulate Dr

Franklin

sir you mock me we need 25 million lra

otherwise I fear that the sword I now

wear to defend France as our Ally I may

be forced to draw against France as a

British subject if I am to be insulted

in this manner I'm afraid I must take my

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leave missan a message has just arrived

from chal De and what does our

ambassador to the American Congress in

Philadelphia have to say he wants to

know how you are progressing with your

plan for a peace conference shh the

Americans know nothing of my plan to

betray their fight for liberty by going

behind their backs to end the w*r with

England Colonel Lawrence a spoonful of

Honey will catch more flies than a

gallon of vinegar are you suggesting I

apologize in a word yes I cannot we need

that money don't you understand General

Washington sent me because he believed a

soldier could explain to them that we

are at the end of our tether and now or

never our deliverance must come Colonel

I am 75 years old and suffering from a

severe attack of gout I'm afraid that I

do not have the energy to pursue an

action I cannot win

I will write Congress that I have

secured the 6 million lra and add to

that my

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resignation how many Tories do you think

are out there I can't tell

yet the Tories are right behind us

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Robert guess we stopped him Robert

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Robert Rambo said that to you we're

disorganized and Ill prepared to fight

in so many words yes I don't understand

him he wants to send his troops South to

Aid Lafayette when he could join with me

to retake New York City and end the

w*r Robert you've got to let the doctor

examine you the shot is still on your

shoulder I don't want any doctors

operating on me seen too many men die

after surgery I'll handle it myself I

don't know what your story is treating

your own

wound I don't know if you're brave or

foolish

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so do the ships always walk like this

back and forth and back and forth

no

over him out smartly

report the storm is putting the English

Fleet out of commission come we must

ride to Rhode Island and urge roshambo

to send the French Fleet to strike

now retaking New York City would make

big headlines that would take too long

right now I need a quick Victory my

spies are hearing rumors that ban the

French foreign minister wants a peace

conference with the British to end the

w*r I've got no time to waste I must

have the French Fleet dispatched this is

the perfect time for R Shambo to sail

for the South capture Benedict Arnold

and defeat his army now that headline

would stop the peace conference yeah

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a May

St French officers are so Gall at to am

aware of the rumors that the wishes to

make peace with the British then why do

you waste two days honoring me with

these ba*ls it takes time to properly

feed sheeps for a success full

mission Robert are you all right Robert

hello is there a doctor out

there yes I'm Dr Barnabas

bny I was talking to Robert and all of a

sudden he stopped talking and started

sweating symptoms sound like malignant

fever it's all over the camp is he going

to be all right I'll check his

heart what

oh no what is it is he dying no Robert's

going to live but how shall I say this

Robert isn't a he he's a she what

Dr bny thought it would be better if you

recovered from your wounds here in his

house away from prying

eyes so while the doctor figures out

what to do about a young soldier who

everyone thinks is a man but really is a

woman why don't you tell me your whole

story where should I start how about

with your real name my name is Deborah

Samson Deborah why would a woman enlist

in the Continental Army heck I was tall

as most men just a strong too and I

wasn't afraid to sh**t a g*n so why

shouldn't I fight for my country I guess

I was always kind of

unconventional see my father went off to

seea when I was a very young girl and my

mom was too poor to care for seven kids

so I worked from the age of 10 to 18 as

an indentured servant indentured you

mean forced to stay in work not able to

leave until your mother's debt was paid

off yes that's exactly what I mean and

I'll tell you one thing working in the

fields made me strong after my chores

were done I taught myself to read Sarah

I read every book I could get my hands

on I must have learned a lot cuz when I

turned 18 and earned my freedom they

hired me to be a school teacher but I

didn't think women were supposed to be

school

teachers I caused quite a stir and I'll

tell you something I really did love

teaching I guess not following the rules

just comes naturally to me and since the

Army doesn't accept women you enlisted

as a man well I sure

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tried Timothy

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the yes

ma'am the problem was I tried to join up

in my own Hometown not the smartest

thing Timothy theer huh what I only know

of one person in this town that holds a

quill that way because of an injured

finger on her left hand and that's the

school teacher Deborah

Samson they caught you and you tried

again why well I just turned 21 and I

didn't want to just get married and I

wanted to fight for my

country to all Brave healthy able-bodied

young men I knew the Army was hard up

for soldiers so I went to a town further

away and enlisted

there how on Earth did you go unnoticed

by the other soldiers it was hard they

teased me about not shaving

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so I told him I was just too young to

grow a

beard your story is amazing you took so

many

risks yes but I was always afraid of

being caught I'd heard of some other

women who disguised themselves as menant

to list when they were discovered they

were disgraced but you still had the

courage to follow what was in your heart

no matter what the

obstacles

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Deborah you should rest

now what amazes me is that her disguise

has gone undiscovered for over a year

what are you going to do I'm afraid that

I must follow orders and inform the Army

as to the true identity of Robert

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shirtless what is it James excuse me

General about the letter you wrote to

your nephew ah yes I wrote to Lun that

if roshambo had ordered the French Fleet

to sail South when I wanted we could

have captured that traitor Benedict

Arnold and destroyed his army I'm sorry

to report that it's been printed in this

New York Tory

newspaper outrageous that was a private

letter to my nephew and I was deeply

upset when I wrote it now everyone

including R Shambo is going to read

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it I will write Rambo an apology for my

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blunder Dr Franklin your Genius for

inventions never ceases to amaze me I

thought a duet on my glass harmonica

with Mar Antoinette might be

nice if you'll excuse me ven I believe

the letter I've been waiting for has

arrived is it from

America it's congress's response to the

letter I

sent thank goodness they do not accept

my resignation they had the good sense

to realize that when I resigned I wasn't

feeling well I must write Congress and

tell them that I'm feeling better and it

will be a great honor to once again

buckle down to the business of America

then I shall take my

leave

mang the English have replied to your

request for a peace

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conference there will be no peace

conference the English refuse to attend

why because King George considers it to

be a matter solely between England and

her

colonies that is the end of

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it pardon where do the sailors sleep you

must be hry follow me I'll take you to

your bunk

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this is your bunk there's someone in it

but of course there aren't enough beds

for the whole crew so you sleep in it

when he is on watch I can handle that

I'll be too busy as a journalist to

sleep anyway so where do we

eat

dinner Sak BL is this what you usually

eat no no this is better wait till we

set sail that's when we get the bad

stuff

let so you're sure you don't want to

continue as a journalist with the French

navy we I guess you could say I don't

have the stomach for

it hey Washington's talking to Rambo

come

on count roshambo I am dearly sorry for

any embarrassment I caused you with my

letter It Was Written in a time of

distress and was meant to be private mon

General I received your letter of

apology considered a matter of no

consequence thank you sir but I must

persist have you given any further

thought to my suggested plan of attack

General I have indeed considered your

plan and I'm now ready to join you in an

attack on General Colwell New York

City boy Sarah missed a really good

story I just know I'm going to be

disgraced but what you did shows how

dedicated you are to the cause of

Liberty but I'm still worried they'll

put me in jail for dressing as a man

Deborah Samson also known as Robert

shirtliff because you impersonated a man

and enlisted against military

policy here it

comes it is my honor to note your

extraordinary instance of female heroism

by discharging the duties of a faithful

Gallant

Soldier and therefore I present you with

an honorable discharge from the

Continental Army of the United States

light infantry Massachusetts fourth

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regiment for a minute there I thought I

was in a heap of trouble except you

showed the whole nation what you are

capable of I reckon I did didn't I so

what will you do now that this adventure

is over I guess I'm just going to have

to find me another

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one another letter to your mother yes I

just had to tell her how impressed I was

with Deborah Samson I'll tell you she

impressed me leaving that shot in her

shoulder it's more than that she made me

wonder if a woman can find a way to

serve as a soldier why can't she enjoy

the same rights of citizenship that men

have why can't this whole country be

unconventional I mean aren't we already

Rebels

oh HRI what are you doing if I couldn't

be a journalist I wanted to show you I

could be a printer all by myself

that's great now you can show us how you

can clean up all by

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yourself through my searing for a hero

toid feeling the pain as

inocent looking at a my

I take my heart battle give that freedom

get

my it on the line blue never up you

represent America

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