The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American RevolutionStark, James Henry
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The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution
Stark, James Henry
American loyalists -- Massachusetts; Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
Worcester, Ebenezer Cutler, trader, James Edgar, yeoman, both of
Northbury, in the same county, Daniel Oliver, Esq., Richard Ruggles,
yeoman, Gardner Chandler, trader, Joseph Ruggles, gentleman, Nathaniel
Ruggles, yeoman, all of Hardwick, in the said county of Worcester, John
Ruggles, yeoman, of said Hardwick, John Eager, yeoman, Ebenezer Whipple,
Israel Conkay, John Murray, Esq., of Rutland, in said county of
Worcester, Daniel Murray, gentleman, Samuel Murray, gentleman, Michael
Martin, trader, of Brookfield, in the said county of Worcester, Thomas
Beaman, gentleman, of Petersham, in the same county, Nathaniel Chandler,
gentleman, John Bowen, gentleman, of Princeton, in the said county of
Worcester, James Crage, gentleman, of Oakham, in the same county, Thomas
Mullins, blacksmith, of Leominster, in the said county of Worcester,
Francis Waldo, Esq., Arthur Savage, Esq., Jeremiah Pote, mariner, Thomas
Ross, mariner, James Wildridge, mariner, George Lyde, custom house
officer, Robert Pagan, merchant, Thomas Wyer, mariner, Thomas Coulson,
merchant, John Wiswall, clerk, Joshua Eldridge, mariner, Thomas Oxnard,
merchant, Edward Oxnard, merchant, William Tyng, Esq., John Wright,
merchant, Samuel Longfellow, mariner, all of Falmouth, in the county of
Cumberland, Charles Callahan, of Pownalborough, in the county of
Lincoln, mariner, Jonas Jones of East Hoosuck, in the county of
Berkshire, David Ingersoll, of Great Barrington, Esq., in the same
county, Jonathan Prindall, Benjamin Noble, Francis Noble, Elisha Jones,
of Pittsfield, in the said county of Berkshire, John Graves, yeoman,
Daniel Brewer, yeoman, both of Pittsfield, aforesaid, Richard Square, of
Lanesborough, in the said county of Berkshire, Ephraim Jones, of East
Hoosuck, in the same county. Lewis Hubbel, and many other persons have
left this state, or some other of the United States of America, and
joined the enemies thereof and of the United States of America, thereby
not only depriving these states of their personal services at a time
when they ought to have afforded their utmost aid in defending the said
states, against the invasions of a cruel enemy, but manifesting an
inimical disposition to the said states, and a design, to aid and abet
the enemies thereof in their wicked purposes, and whereas many dangers
may accrue to this state and the United States, if such persons should
be again admitted to reside in this state:
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