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Historiography, Loyalists, People, The War Years (1775-1783) January 31, 2019 January 27, 2019

The Revolutionary Memories of New York Loyalists: Thomas Jones and William Smith, Jr.

by Cho-Chien Feng

The American Revolution produced different meanings for Patriots and Loyalists. After the end of the Revolutionary war, the pressing issue was no longer the…

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