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| Title: | Papers of American Loyalists, 1782-1798 | ||
| Dates: | 1782-1798 | ||
| Abstract: | The Loyalist Collection contains ten documents that pertain to the interests and affairs of American Loyalists after the American Revolution. The items convey the grievances of Loyalists, particularly merchants. The documents of relate to how the states treated Loyalists and their property after the Revolution. Most of the documents are either official government documents or formal reports. Reports by the Committee of American Merchants, a Loyalists group that formed in Britain after the war, are included as are records relating to the disposition of Penn family interests in Pennsylvania. Also of note is a multi-page, loose-leaf list of loyalists and their claims on the British treasury for services rendered during the war. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.973.314.L95 | ||
| Extent: | 10 item(s) | ||
| Topics: | American Revolution | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Land and Speculation | ||
| Genre: | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | ||
| Subjects: | American loyalists. | Commerce. |
