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Because of the British occupation of New York, many residents of the city, and great numbers from Long Island, fled to Connecticut for the duration of the war. This large work consists of three major parts of about equal size: the first is a history of the war with emphasis on New York, Connecticut, and the refugees; the second is a major collection of genealogies of hundreds of refugee families; and the third consists of documents relating to the refugees including claims for services or damages paid by New York, and records of military service by the refugees. This work is profusely illustrated throughout with numerous maps, drawings, photographs, and facsimiles of signatures. A tremendous resource for Long Island history and genealogy. The author was a member of numerous historical and genealogical societies, and wrote several other works on the history of the American Revolution in New York.
| Location | CT . 974.60 . W2m Vol-02 |
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| Added Date | Oct 15, 2015 18:14:32 |
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Following the Battle of Long Island (August 27, 1776), more than 5,000 refugees fled Long Island and New York City for the security of Connecticut. The account of their flight and subsequent adventures, their biographies and genealogies, and the history of New York in the Revolution form the main subject of this giant work. Its 1,204 closely documented pages, 886 illustrations, and 20,000-name index furnish the historian with exhaustive and fascinating reference material. Contrary to some popularly held opinions, the refugees were not Tories; many of them saw service with the militia and the Continental Army, and their service records are included in the text along with a complete list of the Long Island Militia and the Long Island census for 1776.
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