The author was a loyalist in the American revolution.
Summary
Jolley Allen here pleads his case in England for compensation for what he lost as a merchant in Boston, because of his loyalty to the King.He had been harassed in Boston and while fleeing the city had lost much of his merchandise.
Chapters: INTRODUCTION - II. INCIDENTS PRECEDING THE BATTLE - III. DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE - IV. DURING THE SECOND DAY OF THE BATTLE - V. DURING THE THIRD DAY OF THE BATTLE - Vl. AFTER THE BATTLE - VII. HOME - VIII. CONCLUSION.
"The design of this work is to present , as far as possible, full and strictly accurate descriptions of the titles , with collations, of every book , pamphlet and broadside printed in the Province and state of Pennsylvania , during the first hundred years of the operations of the press within their limits." [from the preface]
Prepared in accordance with a resolution of a committee of citizens of Westmoreland Co., Pa.
Henry Louis Bouquet was a prominent British Army officer in the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. Bouquet is best known for his victory over a Native American force at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac's War. [from Wikipedia]
Supplement: British constitution. Constitution of the United States. Declaration of independence. Proclamation of emancipation. Historic legends. Important events. Sovereigns and rulers.
The R. Theodore Bixlers' Collection of Lancaster Authors.