Samuel Parsons

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Conflict & War, Historic Sites, Loyalists February 20, 2020 February 19, 2020

Plight of the Loyalist Refugees of Lloyd’s Neck, Long Island

by David M. Griffin

Queens County of Long Island, New York, had an overwhelming Loyalist population throughout the Revolutionary War period. After the war many Loyalists remained on…

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People January 29, 2018 January 28, 2018

General Samuel Parsons and the Tory

by Jeff Dacus

During the Revolutionary War, there were numerous attempts to entice leaders of the American rebels to return to their British heritage. Members of Congress…

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Thank you for this excellent, well researched and well written piece, Shawn. Seeing the Wallace statue again reminded me of fishing years ago on the idyllic Tweed river, over which…
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I think you're absolutely right, Bill - that's a point I make in the manuscript I'm working on that's a very extended version of the article. Thanks for your comments,…