Marcus Rainsford
c. 1750–1805
Author and army officer. Fought in the American War of Independence; in the Netherlands, 1794; later helped to raise black troops in the West Indies. Visited Santo Domingo, 1799; was arrested and condemned to death as a spy, but later reprieved and set free. Wrote and published an account of the incident in 1802. Retired as captain, 1803. Published several poems, including a eulogy of Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802).
Sources
ODNB
Youngquist and Pierrot 2013, p. xxxi
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
Youngquist, Paul and Pierrot, Grégory. 2013. Introduction to An historical account of the black empire of Hayti, by Marcus Rainsford. Durham and London: Duke University Press.
