Excerpt from History of New York During the Revolutionary War, and of the Leading Events in the Other Colonies at That Period, Vol. 1 This history of the early phases Of the dispute and of the conduct of the war, in New York, and of its leading events in the other colonies, depicts the origin of the difficulties in that province, the measures adopted, the events which happened, the men who took part in them, and the results which fol lowed, on both sides; and as they were seen, and known, and noted, by an educated gentleman Of the highest social and official position, who personally knew the subject thoroughly, and has not hesitated to describe it fully, and without regard, to the fear, or favor, of either Side. The Honorable Thomas Jones, Of Fort Neck, Queens County, Long Island, a graduate of Yale College, Recorder of the City, and one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York, is the author. It was written, as appears from allusions in the text, between the years 1783 and 1788, during that dark period between the close Of the Revolutionary war and the establishment of the existing form of government of the United States in 1789, which is so little known and understood at this day. A period when the wisest and the best Of.the men who carried through the American Revolution almost despaired of the existence of the colonies which they had contributed to make independent states and which existence was only rendered possible by the slow and extremely unwilling adoption Of the Federal Consti tution framed by the Convention of 1787, an adoption, as John Quincy Adams expressed it, extorted by the grinding necessities Of a reluctant nation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.