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Diaries and Journals, Loyalists, People February 18, 2019 February 18, 2019

Loyalist James Allen’s Reflection on the State of the Colonies

by George Kotlik

A councilman by profession, James Allen, esquire, lived in Philadelphia during the early years of the American Revolution. A man of considerable social prominence…

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1. Anon The Sons of Liberty and Mob Terror

Extremely interesting, well-written article. Lots of food for thought. I believe I wouldn’t characterize the August 14 crowd of protestors as a “mob” or their activities as “terror”. Admittedly, the…
2. J. L. Bell The Sons of Liberty and Mob Terror

I fear that’s too simple a picture. There are plenty of examples of the political elites trying to rein in the ordinary people who made up the crowds, or at…
3. Gary Shattuck The Sons of Liberty and Mob Terror

Agreed. The action on the street was frequently orchestrated in the backrooms by the rebel "elites" as the lower classes found themselves duped, or "played," for a political purpose. There…