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Preface
The present work is not a history, but rather a contribution towards a history, of Queens County during the Revolution. The materials are derived from the following sources :
I. The printed Journals of the Continental and New- York Provincial Congresses ; and the MS. Journal, Letters and Papers of the N. Y. Provincial Congress.
II. The military papers of Col. John Sands and Major Richard Thorne, kindly loaned me by T. W. Smith and J. W. Thorne, respectively.
III. Force's American Archives, Almon's Remembrancer and Parliamentary Register, Gentleman's Magazine, and the Brodhead Documents.
IV. Rivington's Gazette, Gaine's Mercury, Holt's Journal, Loudon's Packet, Hartford Courant, New Haven Journal, New London Gazette, New Jersey Gazette, Kollock's New- York Gazetteer.
V. Sparks's Writings of Washington, Graydon's Memoirs, Hinman's Connecticut, Simcoe's Journal, Gaine's Almanac and Register, Thompson's Long Island,
PREFACE.
Strong's Flatbush, Dunlap's Works, Haliburton's Nova Scotia.
VI. Conversations with aged people of Queens County.
Many thanks are due to G. C. Schaeffer, of Columbia College Library ; to Geo. H. Moore, of the Historical Rooms, New- York : to S. F. Haven, of Antiquarian Hall, Worcester ; to E. C. Herrick, of Yale College Library ; and to Messrs. Robbins, Brinley and Parsons, of the Connecticut Historical Society, for their courtesy in laying open the treasures of their respective libraries ; and also to Gen. Johnson, B. F. Thompson, the Historian of Long Island, the Rev. John Goldsmith, Rev. J. B. Felt, Dr. E. Seely, and H. Floyd Jones, for sundry communications.
As this work is necessarily imperfect, the author would feel under obligations to any one who will take the trouble to send him any corrections, or point out other sources of information.
Ja31aica, L. I., May 1, 1S46.
Contents
(A star is prefixed to papers never before published.)
Part I
rise and progress of the revolutionary spirit. Sec.
1 Resolutions at Oyster Bay, on the passage of the Stamp Act.
2. Meeting at Jamaica and election of a Committee.
3. Address of Jamaica Committee to Delegates in Congress.
4. Protest of Jamaica Loyalists against Committees.
5. Committee of seventeen chosen at Newtown.
6. Resolutions passed by the Committee at Newtown.
7. Protest of Newtown Loyalists.
8. Meeting at Oyster Bay.
9. Committee chosen at Flushing.
10. Poetry picked up in Queens County.
11. A Provincial Convention to be held.
12. Vote of Jamaica.
13. Vote of Newtown.
14. Hempstead Resolutions.
15. Vote of Flushing.
16. *Vote of Oyster Bay.
17. ^Certificate of Minority at Oyster Bay.
18. Queens County has no vote in Convention.
19. A Provincial Congress to be held.
20. Lieutenant Governor Colden addressed at Jamaica.
21. ^Protest of Oyster Bay Justices.
22. Election of Deputies in Queens County.
23. Congress opened with daily prayers.
24. List of Committee Men in Queens County.
25. *Form of Association.
26. Congress consider the state of Queens County.
27. Congress order Members from Queens to take their seats.
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28. Congress appoint a day of fasting and prayer.
29. 1 cwt. of gunpowder voted Joseph Robinson.
30. *A. Lawrence and G. Bethune examined.
31. Arms impressed from Non-Associators.
32. *List of Jamaica Minute Men.
33. Cow and Great Neck separate from Hempstead.
34. Vote of Queens County for Deputies.
35. The Asia supplies arms, &c, to the disaffected.
36. Resolutions of Congress against Queens County.
37. Continental Congress order delinquents to be disarmed.
38. Col. Heard's Expedition into Queens County.
39. *Evidence against one of the disaffected.
40. Congress order Queens County to be regimented.
41. Expedition of Ward and Seers in Queens County.
42. Guard stationed at Rockaway.
43. Disaffected not to move into Cow and Great Neck.
44. A delinquent at Cow Neck advertised.
45. Arms of Non-Associators to be given to recruits.
46. Association of forty Jamaica Militia Men.
47. British pilot boat taken at Rockaway.
48. Petition of twelve disarmed Jamaica Militia Men.
49. Election of Deputies in Queens County.
50. Jamaica Committee revived.
51. Disobedience in Capt. Sands's Company.
52. *List of the Militia of Cow and Great Neck.
53. Currency counterfeited at Cold Spring.
54. *List of Militia Companies in Queens.
55. Congress order able-bodied citizens to return to New-York.
56. Disaffected not to move into or pass through Jamaica.
57. Jamaica Committee send a delinquent to New- York.
58. Congress vote gunpowder to Jamaica Militia.
59. Newtown boys raise the King's standard.
60. ^Proceedings against the disaffected of Queens.
61. Congress vote .£100 and 1 cwt. powder to Queens County.
62. *Gen. Scott orders Queens County drafts to New- York.
63. ^Defaulting Militia hunted in the swamps.
64. information respecting certain persons at Jamaica
65. *Swamp fight in Hempstead.
66. *Queens County Committee apply for 500 troops.
67. * Warrant to search for arms at Hempstead.
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68. Washington sends a party after the disaffected.
69. *List of prisoners sent from Hempstead.
70. Election of Deputies in Queens County.
71. Election of Militia Officers at Cow Neck.
72. Election of a Militia Officer at Jamaica.
73. *Stock to be removed from South Side of Queens County.
74. *A11 secreted persons to be apprehended.
75. Congress approve the Declaration of Independence.
76. *Boats hauled up at Hog Island.
77. Congress vote 10,000 cartridges and 1,000 flints to Queens County.
78. Congress vote $10 bounty to recruits.
79. ^Report on the state of Stock in Queens County.
80. *Miiitia drafted to drive off the Stock.
81. List of Officers of drafted troops.
82. *Gen. Woodhull's Letters to Queens County Militia.
83. *List of Recruits in Queens County.
84. *Congress grant money to Queens County.
85. Officers of Jamaica Minute Company.
86. Howe's Declaration posted in Queens County.
87. *Col. Birdsall ordered to Rockaway.
88. ^Defaulters hide in Massapequa Swamp.
89. *Lieut. J. Townsend stationed at Matinecock.
90. *Sergeant Manee stationed at Sands's Point.
91. ^Sergeant Hicks stationed at Hewlett's Point.
92. *Warrant to take security for removal of Stock.
93. *Gen. Greene orders the new Levies to his Camp.
94. Half the militia of Queens ordered to Brooklyn.
95. Congress vote £200 to Flushing for support of fugitives from N.Y.
96. *List of Capt. Nostrand's men stationed at Rockaway.
97. Capt. Suydam seizes a boat at Rockaway.
98. *List of Officers of Col. Smith's Regiment.
99. Congress order Gen. Woodhull to drive off Stock.
100. Woodhull writes to Congress for assistance.
101. The enemy's ships off Great Neck.
102. Queens County Militia recross to Long Island.
103. *Pay Rolls of Queens County Militia.
104. British Army march to Newtown.
105. British erect a Fort at Hell-Gate.
106. British embark at Newtown Creek and land at Kip's Bay.
107. British Officers quartered at Newtown.
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Part II
seizure of whigs.
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108. British Light-Horse enter Newtown.
109. do. do. Flushing.
110. The Highlanders at Flushing.
111. The Light-Horse seize Woodhull at Jamaica.
112. Woodhull's dying declaration.
113. Elias Bayles, of Jamaica, carried off.
114. Other Whigs of Jamaica seized.
115. Light-Horse enter North Hempstead.
116. do. visit Col. Sands' s house.
117. do. carry off Adrian Onderdonk.
118. do. do. Major Thorne.
119. Oyster Bay Committee break up.
120. Kings County Light-Horse cross the Sound.
121. Ministerial Troops at Oyster Bay.
122. George Townsend and John Kirk carried off.
Part III. Petition And Representation Of Queens County
123. List of 1293 Petitioners.
124. Gov. Tryon reviews the Militia of Queens County.
Part IV. Armed Occupation
125 — 167. Incidents at Newtown.
168—211. Incidents at Flushing.
212 — 288 Incidents at Jamaica.
289 — 337. Incidents at North Hempstead.
338—367. Incidents at Hempstead.
368 — 430. Incidents at Oyster Bay.
431 — 480. British Proclamations relating to Queens County.
481 — 519. List of Troops that lay in Queens County.
Conclusion
520 — 521. Evacuation of Queens County. 522 — 525. Emigration to Nova Scotia. 526. Celebration of the Peace. 527 — 530. Suits against Loyalists. 531. Tax laid on Queens County.
REVOLUTIONARY INCIDENTS
OF
CIUEENS COUNTY.
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