Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut. One Volume in Two Parts. Part I - Paperback

by Frederic Gregory Mather (Author)

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.