Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution: With an Historical Essay, Volym 2Little, Brown, 1864 - 609 sidor This book contains an historical essay and short biographies on those who stayed loyal to Britain during the American Revolution in the American colonies. The essay focuses on the coming of the Revolution and the reasons for American rebellion or loyalism, and the sparse biographies, organized in alphabetical order, offer what is known about the loyalist and their journey. |
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Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution: With ..., Volym 2 Lorenzo Sabine Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1864 |
Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution: With ..., Volym 2 Lorenzo Sabine Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1864 |
Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution: With ..., Volym 2 Lorenzo Sabine Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1864 |
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1776 an Addresser 1782 a Loyalist accompanied Addresser of Hutchinson Addresser of Lord Addresser of Sir aged appointed Attainted of treason banished in 1778 Battalion British Army Brunswick Captain Charleston Clinton in 1780 Colonel Colony Committee Connecticut Crown granted daughter embarked at Boston England Ensign estate confiscated family of four family of three fifty acres GEORGE Georgia Governor graduated at Harvard granted him fifty grantee of St Halifax jail JAMES Jersey Volunteers JOHN JOSEPH King's American Regiment Lieutenant Long Island Lord and Sir losses in consequence Loyalist Associator loyalty were estimated Massachusetts merchant North Nova Scotia officer peace Pennsylvania Philadelphia property confiscated proscribed and banished Province Provincial Congress Queen's County Queen's Rangers Residence unknown Rhode Island Royal Army SAMUEL servants settle at Shelburne Sir Henry Clinton Sir William South Carolina surrender taken prisoner THOMAS town lot Virginia water lot Whigs wife York to settle York to Shelburne
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Sida 453 - He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law at Dover in 1770.
Sida 137 - Nathan Palmer, a lieutenant in your King's service, was taken in my camp as a Spy — he was tried as a Spy — he was condemned as a Spy — and you may rest assured, Sir, he shall be hanged as a Spy." " I have the honour to be, &c. "ISRAEL PUTNAM. rt His Excellency Governor TRYON.
Sida 98 - He lingered there, till duty called him away ; but he was careful to intrust his secret to a confidential friend, whose letters kept him informed of every important event. In a few months intelligence came, that a rival was in the field, and that the consequences could not be answered for, if he delayed to renew his visits to New York.
Sida 432 - Thus it is peremptorily his Majesty's orders that the whole French inhabitants of these Districts be removed...
Sida 126 - I do hereby, in conformity to the commands of the body of this county now convened, most solemnly renounce and resign my seat at said unconstitutional Board, and hereby firmly promise and engage, as a man of honor and a Christian, that I never will hereafter, upon any terms whatsoever, accept a seat at said Board on the present novel and oppressive plan of Government.
Sida 209 - He humbly presumes that the very respectable gentlemen of the Congress now sitting at Philadelphia, will permit him to declare, and, as a man of honor and veracity, he can and does solemnly declare, that however wrong and mistaken he may have been in his opinions, he has always meant honestly and openly to do his duty as a servant of the public.
Sida 431 - A View of the Controversy between Great Britain and her Colonies...
Sida 432 - Majesty's orders and instructions, namely — that your lands and tenements, cattle of all kinds and live stock of all sorts, are forfeited to the Crown ; with all other your effects, saving your money and household goods, and you yourselves to be removed from this his Province.
Sida 226 - ... on half-pay from the crown, he thought proper not to accept it ; that he had fought two battles in Algiers under the Dey ; that he was now on a design to take care of some large grants of land made to him ; that he was going to visit his sister at Moor's Town, and then to return by Merrimac River to visit his wife, whom he had not yet seen since his return from England ; that he had got a pass, or license to travel, from the Continental Congress...
Sida 98 - Phillips, a sister of Mrs. Robinson, and a young lady of rare accomplishments, was an inmate in the family. The charms of this lady made a deep impression upon the heart of the Virginia Colonel. He went to Boston, returned, and was again welcomed to the hospitality of Mr. Robinson. He lingered there, till duty called him away ; but he was careful to intrust his secret to a confidential friend, whose letters kept him informed
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