History Of New York During The Revolutionary War And Of The Leading Events In The Other Colonies At That Period Volume 2

In this fascinating work, Thomas Jones presents a detailed and engaging account of the events leading up to the American Revolution and the role played by the city of New York during this turbulent period. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Jones offers a vivid and compelling narrative of the people, places, and events that shaped the course of American history. This work is an essential resource for anyone interested in the Revolutionary era and the birth of the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ...1 MS. Schedule of American Estate of General Robertson, in the editor's possession. See Note III. preceding. ing, on the ninth of that month. The next day, after examining the sworn proofs sent to them, and Livingston himself, that Committee "Resolved, that the said Robert G. Livingston hath manifested a disposition very unfriendly to the American cause, and ought not to be permitted longer to have an opportunity of exerting his influence to the prejudice of his country, therefore, "Resolved, That the said Robert G. Livingston be committed to the Gaol of the County of Ulster at Kingston, there to remain till such time as this Committee, or the Convention, or a future Legislature shall make further order concerning him, and that the keeper of said Gaol, do receive and detain him accordingly." 1 Shortly after Mr. Livingston requested a rehearing, and offered to disprove the charges, which request was granted. Mr. Egbert Benson and the committee of Rhinebeck and Mr. Livingston subsequently appeared on the 18th of January, 1777, before the Committee to detect Conspiracies, when the latter submitted his disproving evidence, but the Committee resolved "that the said Robert G. Livingston, jun., hath materially failed therein, and that his conduct was highly unfriendly to the American cause," but as he was willing to take the oath of allegiance to this State, it was "ordered that the said Robert G. Livingston, jun., be reprimanded, and on his taking the oath of allegiance aforesaid be discharged." He at once appeared, took the oath, and was discharged accordingly.' On the 6th of January, 1777, the Journal of the Provincial Convention states, that " A letter without signature directed to Robert G....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

2006 Scholar's Bookshelf reprint of these two massive volumes originally published in 1879 by the New York Historical Society and presenting an extraordinarily detailed account of the events of the Revolution from the Loyalist viewpoint as originally written by a justice of the Supreme Court of New York who returned to England in 1781. He was named in the New York Act of Attainder and his estates confiscated. He spent the years before his death in 1792 writing this history, much of which he had seen first-hand, of New York from 1752 to the coming and events of the Revolution and its aftermath, especially the Attainder that affected him directly. The work includes extensive material detailing how the Loyalists were victimized in business and their property taken from them in ""illegal and cruel"" ways, as well as accounts of military events, again from the Loyalist view. Reprint edition. 2006: 748 + 714 pages, with illustrations. INCLUDES THE 3 ORIGINAL COLOR MAPS, ONE ""THE FIRST MAP OF THE UNITED STATES"" ON 1 CD.

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The untold story of the fight for the Hudson River Valley, control of which, both the Americans and the British firmly believed, would determine the outcome of the Revolutionary War. No part of the country was more contested during the American Revolution than New York City, the Hudson River, and the surrounding counties. Political and military leaders on both sides viewed the Hudson River Valley as the American jugular, which, if cut, would quickly bleed the rebellion to death. So in 1776, King George III sent the largest amphibious force ever assembled to seize Manhattan and use it as a base from which to push up the Hudson River Valley for a grand rendezvous at Albany with an impressive army driving down from Canada. George Washington and every other patriot leader shared the king’s fixation with the Hudson. Generations of American and British historians have held the same view. In fact, one of the few things that scholars have agreed upon is that the British strategy, though disastrously executed, should have been swift and effective. Until now, no one has argued that this plan of action was lunacy from the beginning. Revolution on the Hudson makes the bold new argument that Britain’s attempt to cut off New England never would have worked, and that doggedly pursuing dominance of the Hudson ultimately cost the crown her colonies. It unpacks intricate military maneuvers on land and sea, introduces the personalities presiding over each side’s strategy, and reinterprets the vagaries of colonial politics to offer a thrilling response to one of our most vexing historical questions: How could a fledgling nation have defeated the most powerful war machine of the era? George C. Daughan—winner of the prestigious Samuel Eliot Morrison Award for Naval Literature—integrates the war’s naval elements with its political, military, economic, and social dimensions to create a major new study of the American Revolution. Revolution on the Hudson offers a much clearer understanding of our founding conflict, and how it transformed a rebellion that Britain should have crushed into a war they could never win.