Sketch of Cornet Robert Stetson

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The following sketch of Cornet Stetson was prepared for publication in Old Scituate. Owing to limited space, only a few pages of our manuscript could be used. We publish it here in full, believing that the valuable information contained therein, will atone for the clumsy manner in which it is presented.<br><br>Of all the towns in the old Plymouth Colony that delight to honor the memory of their pioneers, none have more reason to be proud of their early heroes than Scituate; and among these heroes there is none more interesting or more worthy of their honor and admiration than the unique leader of the Scituate Troopers. Few have left a posterity so large or so thoroughly incorporated with the older families and the towns history; and although the name is practically extinct in Old Scituate, there are few descendants of the early families who can not trace at least one line of descent from the veteran Cornet of the Troopers.<br><br>The record of Cornet Stetson is nothing less than an interesting chapter in the history of Scituate.<br><br>In the following pages we present a collection of unquestionable facts from impartial and reliable sources. We are, however, well aware that some clever romancer using this same material, could by amplification, elimination and free use of legend, tradition and imagination produce a far more interesting story which would eventually be accepted as authentic history.