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of Toryism-Tea Ship sent back-Arming of the People-
Closing of the Custom-house-Seizure of Arms-Fortifica.
tions ordered-General Wooster at Harlem-British Stores
captured-Committee of One Hundred-Removal of Can-
nons from the Battery-The City cannonaded by a British
Ship-Rivington and his Press--Disarming of the Tories-
Troops under General Lee enter the City-Alarm of the
People-Fortifications in and near the City-Washington's
Conference with Congress-Arrival of the British-Landing
on Staten Island-Declaration of Independence read to the
Army-Destruction of the King's Statue-Howe's Letter to
"Mr. Washington"- Commission of the Howes-Prepara-
tions for Battle-Kip's Bay, House, and Family.. Page 782-803

CHAPTER XXXI.

mies-Americans retreat to New Jersey-Fort Washington
invested and attacked-Surrender of the Fort-John Battin
-Fall of Fort Lee-Wayne's Expedition to Bull's Ferry and
Bergen-Lee's Attack on Paulus's Hook-Medal awarded to
Lee-Events near King's Bridge-Loyalist Patroles-The
Delanceys-Valentine's Hill, Yonkers, and its Vale-Attempt-
ed Invasion of New York-Vigilance of the British-Opera-
tions upon Lloyd's Neck-Simcoe's Camp at Oyster Bay-
Capture of Fort George-Destruction of Stores at Corum-
Capture of Fort Slongo-Badge of military Merit-British
occupation of New York-Residences of Officers-Prisons
and Hospitals-Counterfeit Continental Money-Expeditions
against Staten Island-Second Fire in the City-Treaty of
Peace-The Continental Army-Washington at Rocky Hill-
Mutiny-Congress at Princeton-British prepare to evacuate

New York-The Evacuation-Entrance of the Americans

into the City-Departure of the British-Great Rejoicings-

Parting of Washington and his Officers-Washington's Jour-

ney to Annapolis-Martha Washington- General Mifflin-

Washington's resignation of his Commission and retirement

to Mount Vernon.
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419. Monticello

420. Jefferson's Seal..

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545 512. Portrait of General Gist 546 513. Plan of Battle near Camden 547 514. Portrait of General Smallwood 548 515. Signature of Governor Nash.. 551 516. General Nash's Monument.

422. Encampment of Convention Troops at Charlottesville 552 517. Signature of Colonel Buncombe

423. Pocahontas's Wash-basin.

424. Gee's Bridge

425. Tobacco Press

426. Signature of John Locke

427. Initial Letter

428. Tryon's Seal and Signature.

429. Signature of Moses J. De Rosset 430. Ruins of St. Philip's Church 431. Front View of Tryon's Palace 432. Signature of Judge Moore 433. Autograph of Colonel Fanning. 434. Autograph of a Regulator.. 435. Portrait of Colonel Fanning 436. Signature of Joseph Leech. 437. Signature of Christopher Neale 438. Regulator Battle-ground. 439. Signature of James Hasell..

568 524. View at Fort Motte.

568 525. Vestige of a Battery.
570 526. Portrait of General Marion
572 527. Portrait of Rebecca Motte
573 528. Fort Granby

574 529. Plan of the Siege of Ninety-Six
574 530. Arrest of Emily Geiger
575 531. Old Court-house at Orangeburg.
575 532. Signature of General Sumner.
577 533. A Southern School-house
579 534. Eutaw Spring...

344. Signature of John Tyler..

345. Signature of Mrs. Jefferson.

346. Jefferson's Marriage License-bond

347. Old Tavern at Charles City Court House..

348. Distant View of Jamestown Island.

349. Ruins at Jamestown.

350. Form of Raleigh's Ships..

351. Portrait of Captain John Smith.

352. Portrait of Pocahontas.

353. Signature of Berkeley.

354. Initial Letter..

355. Action at Spencer's Ordinary 356. Signature of Armand..

357. Remains of Dunmore's Palace

358. Brenton Church..

359. The old Magazine.

360. The old Capitol

361. Signature of Braddock

362. Signature of Loudon.

363. Signature of Forbes

364. Initial Letter.

365. The Apollo Room

366. Seal and Signature of Dunmore.

367. Raleigh Tavern.

368. The Shawnee Towns

369. Portrait of Daniel Boone

370. Boone's Fort

371. Portrait of George Rogers Clarke.

372. Portrait of Simon Kenton

373. Great Seal of Virginia..

374. Culpepper Flag...

375. Initial Letter.

376. The Nelson Tombs

377. Cornwallis's Cave

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442 441. Signature of Thomas Respiss
443 442. Signature of L. De Rosset..
444 443. Harnett's House.

446 444. Signature of Harnett..
447 445. Signature of Colonel Moore
449 446. Signature of Governor Caswell
453 447. Lillington Hall...

454 448. Signature of Colonel Lillington
459 449. Silver Crescent..

463 450. Signature of Governor Martin
464 451. Seal of North Carolina.
466 452. Signature of Thomas Person
469 453. Cornwallis's Office...
469 454. Cornwallis's Head quarters..
470 455. Portrait of Major Henry Lee
470 456. Pyle's Pond

477 457. Initial Letter

479 458. Portrait of General Greene

480 459. Signature of General Rutherford.
482 460. Cowan's Ford.

484 461. Signature of General Davidson
485 462. Trading Ford

486 463. Portrait of Colonel O. H. Williams.
488 464. Signature of Captain Armstrong
491 465. Signature of Colonel Carrington
492 466. Portrait of Tarleton.

508 471. Portrait of General W. R. Davie

508 472. Signature of General Gates...

378. Present Appearance of British Works at Yorktown.. 509 473. Signature of Isaac Huger.

379. Portrait of Cornwallis..

380. Portrait of Count De Barras
381. Portrait of Count De Grasse.
382. Portrait of St. Simon...
383. Plan of Naval Engagement
384. Portrait of M. De Choisé.
385. Portrait of De Chastellux..
386. Portrait of Count Fersen
387. Portrait of De Lauzun

388. Place where Scammell was killed.

289. Signature of Scammell....

390. Portrait of Viscount Viomenil

391. Portrait of Montmorenci

392. Portrait of Deuxponts..

393. Signature of Colonel Stevens.

394. Portrait of Count Custine

395. Plan of the Siege of Yorktown

396. Portrait of Baron Viomenil

397. View from the site of Redoubt on the River.

398. Portrait of Count Dumas

399. The Nelson Mansion

400. Signature of De Noailles

401. Fac simile of the Capitulation at Yorktown

402. Surrender of British Standards at Yorktown

403. Portrait of Rochambeau....

404. The British Flag..

405. Moore's House

406. St. John's Church, Hampton

407. St. Paul's Church, Norfolk

408. View at the Great Bridge

409. Wind-mill...

410. Signature of General Stevens..

411. Signature of General Lewis

412. Arnold's Head-quarters at Portsmouth

413. Initial Letter

414. Blandford Church

415. Plan of the Skirmish at Petersburg.

416. Bollingbrook..

417. Plan of the Action at Osborne's

510 474. Signature of Allen Jones 511 475. Signature of John Butler 511 476. Initial Letter..

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161. The Hopper House.

162. Hopper's Monument..

163. Burr's Head-quarters

165. Friends' Meeting-house.

164. Initial Letter

166. Great Bridge at M'Conkey's Ferry

167. White's Tavern.

168. Portrait of Charles Lee

169. Plan of the Battle of Trenton

170. Rall's Head-quarters..

171. Fac Simile of Signatures of Hessian Officers.

172. Washington's Visit to Colonel Rail

173. Trenton Bridge and Vicinity.

174. Friends' Meeting-house, near Princeton.

175. Plan of the Battle of Princeton..

176. View of the Battle ground, near Princeton..

177. Monument to General Mercer

178. Nassau Hall, Princeton College.

179. Bridge at Worth's Mills

180. Signature of John Fitzgerald.

181. Signature of John Morgan.

182. Signature of James Craik.

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287. Signature of General Muhlenberg..

259 288. Signature of Du Coudray.

263 290. Washington's Head-
ad-quarters.

264 291. Map of the Region of Military Operations in Pennsyl vania and New Jersey.

270 293. Washington Monument at Baltimore

272 296. Portrait of Lord Baltimore

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297. Portrait of Lord Camden.

298. The State House at Annapolis

299. Initial Letter

300. Portrait of Mrs. Hamilton..
301. Washington's Camp Chest
302. Washington's Writing-case

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304. Franklin's Press

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593. Fort George, from the Bay

594. Remains of Pitt's Statue... 595. Caricature of Pitt...

596. Portrait of John Lamb

597. View at Turtle Bay

598. Old Store-house, Turtle Bay.

599. Newspaper Vignette

600. Portrait of Rivington..

601. Signature of Sears..

602. View at the foot of Broadway.

603. Fort George.

604. Independent Battery

605. Washington's Head-quarters.

606. Rose and Crown Tavern.

607. Kip's House..

608. Initial Letter

609. View at Gravesend Bay

610. Putnam's Tomb

611. Signature of John Morin Scott..

612. Portrait of General Putnam

613. Plan of Fortifications at Brooklyn.

614. Drawing by Lord Stirling

784 687. Autograph of Landais..

785 688. Portrait of Commodore Dale. 787 689. Autograph of Paul Jones

788 690. Gold Medal awarded to Jones. 789 691. Portrait of Commodore Talbot 790 692. Portrait of Commodore Barry.

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795 695, 696. Judge Jones's Mansion-Ancient House.

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796 697, 698. Portrait of Thomas Paine-Paine's Monument... 853 797 699. Autographs of American Commissioners.. 797 700. Portrait of Vergennes...

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616. Plan of Battle near Brooklyn

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