Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by M. A. Moore, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. PREFACE. THE materials of these volumes are taken from Whig and Tory newspapers, published during the American Revolution, private diaries, and other cotemporaneous writings. They present to the student of this day the same view the readers of the revolutionary period enjoyed the manners and customs of the people, and the moral and religious, as well as political features of the time. As far as practicable, the language of the writers has been preserved. For every assertion presented the reader will find an authority which must be his guide in ascertaining its value in an historical point of view; while, at the same time, he must keep in mind the truth that the errors and lampoons of a period belong as much to its history as the facts and flatteries. Among the newspapers from which the editor has drawn his material, no one requires an especial notice in this place; a history of the periodical writers of the last century would in itself exceed the limits of these volumes. Such a work would prove an interesting and important addition to the literature of America. In conclusion, the editor acknowledges his obligations for the many favors and facilities extended to him by the various Historical Societies of the United States, most especially to the officers of the New York Historical Society, from whom he has received the most valuable assistance. New York, October, 1859. LIST OF AUTHORITIES USED IN THIS WORK. Newspapers and other Printed Material. BAILEY'S FREEMAN'S JOURNAL. BROADSIDES-NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. BOSTON NEWS LETTER. BOSTON INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE. BOSTON WEEKLY ADVERTISER. BOSTON GAZETTE AND COUNTRY JOURNAL. CONSTITUTIONAL GAZETTE. CONNECTICUT COURANT. CONNECTICUT GAZETTE. CONNECTICUT JOURNAL. ESSEX GAZETTE. FREEMAN'S JOURNAL AND NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE. GEORGIA GAZETTE. GAINE'S NEW YORK GAZETTE. 66 WEEKLY MERCURY. LONDON EVENING POST. LONDON GAZETTE. LONDON MORNING POST. LONDON PUBLIC ADVERTISER. MASSACHUSETTS SPY. MARYLAND GAZETTE. MARYLAND JOURNAL. MIDDLESEX JOURNAL. NEW ENGLAND CHRONICLE. NEW ENGLAND GAZETTE. NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE. NEW LONDON GAZETTE. NEW JERSEY GAZETTE. NEW JERSEY JOURNAL. NEWPORT MERCURY. NEW YORK GAZETTE. PENNSYLVANIA Journal. PENNSYVANIA LEDGER. PENNSYLVANIA PACKET. |