| Show british army surgeon yankee doodle author although tho the origin of our first national air la Is regarded by some authorities as uncertain a has it that yankee doodle was written in 1755 by dr Ric richard hartl a british army surgeon at tho the old van rensselaer manor near rensselaer Kens selaer N 1 according to the detroit free press anyway it la Is this old dutch house tor for the rehabilitation and preservation er of which nn an appropriation I 1 ailed was vas obtained froni from tho the new kew york legislature ts the Shuck shuckburgh burgh legend states that tho the doctor was standing by the old stone well on tho the van rensselaer Kens selaer property when hen a detachment of colonial troops marched back from the french and indian war ft or their ragged condition inspired in the doctor the words of 0 yankee doodle which were written in derision the original name ot of the song was the tha yankees return from camp several versions have developed in the course of 0 time the melody was suited t to 0 the cifes fifes and drums of the continental army and during the revolutionary war troops picked it up and popularized it |
