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Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution; With an Historical Essay Volume 1 - Brossura
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 edition. Excerpt: ...Johnson. Brant, the celebrated Mohawk chief, entertained towards him sentiments of decided personal hostility. His wife died in Canada in 1801. William Claus, Deputy Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, was his son; and Brant, in the name of the Five Nations, made a speech of condolence on the death of Mrs. Claus, on the 24th of February of that year. William, deeply affected at the loss of his mother, was not able to reply, although he met the chiefs in council; but he afterwards transmitted a written answer. Clayton, Francis. Of Wilmington, North Carolina. At first a Whig, he was a member of the Committee of Safety in 1774, and a Representative in the House of Assembly; but, in the course of the war, he adhered to the Crown, and abandoned the State. He returned to Wilmington in a flag of truce, in 1782, and determined to hazard a trial for his political offences. He was owner of Clayton Hall, a very fertile plantation. Cleghorn, Robert. Of New York. At the peace, accompanied by his family of three persons, he went from New York to Shelburne, Nova Scotia, where the Crown granted him one town lot. Clementson, Samuel. Of Boston. Merchant. Died at Windsor, England, in 1782, aged forty-nine. Clement, Captain Joseph. Of Boston. He held a commission in the Royal service during the war, and at the peace settled in New Brunswick. His wife, Mary, died at St. John in 1812. Clements, Peter. He entered the service of the Crown, and at the close of the war was a captain in the King's American Regiment. In 1783 he went to St. John, New Brunswick, and was a grantee of that city. He received half-pay. He removed to the county of York, and was a magistrate. He died at his residence on the river St. John, near Fredericton, in 1833, at the age of...
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