The Other Loyalists : Ordinary People, Royalism, and the Revolution in the Middle Colonies, 1763-1787

Fascinating stories of ordinary people in the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to the Crown. Title Page ......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 List of Figures......Page 9 Acknowledgments......Page 11 Introduction......Page 13 PART 1. Places......Page 29 1. “The Ghost of Clow”: Loyalist Insurgency in the Delmarva Peninsula......Page 31 2. “Loyalty Is Now Bleeding in New Jersey”: Motivations and Mentalities of the Disaffected......Page 57 PART 2. Groups......Page 91 3. Black Loyalists and African American Allegiance in the Mid-Hudson Valley......Page 93 4. Northern Virginia’s Quakers and the War for Independence: Negotiating a Path of Virtue in a Revolutionary World......Page 117 5. “Faithful Allies of the King”: The Crown’s Haudenosaunee Allies in theRevolutionary Struggle for New York......Page 143 PART 3. People......Page 171 6. The Ordeal of John Connolly:The Pursuit of Wealth through Loyalism......Page 173 7. From Revolutionary to Traitor: The American Career of Herman Zedtwitz......Page 191 Conclusion......Page 207 About the Contributors......Page 211 B......Page 213 C......Page 214 E......Page 215 H......Page 216 L......Page 217 N......Page 218 P......Page 219 S......Page 220 W......Page 221 Z......Page 222 Places -- The Ghost Of Clow : Loyalist Insurgency In The Delmarva Peninsula / Wayne Bodle -- Loyalty Is Now Bleeding In New Jersey : Motivations And Mentalities Of The Disaffected / David J. Fowler -- Groups -- Black Loyalists And African American Allegiance In The Mid-hudson Valley / Michael E. Groth -- Northern Virginia's Quakers And The War For Independence : Negotiating A Path Of Virtue In A Revolutionary World / A. Glenn Crothers -- Faithful Allies Of The King : The Crown's Haudenosaunee Allies In The Revolutionary Struggle For New York / Robert W. Venables -- People -- The Ordeal Of John Connolly : The Pursuit Of Wealth Through Loyalism / Doug Macgregor -- From Revolutionary To Traitor : The American Career Of Herman Zedtwitz / Eugene R. Fingerhut. Edited By Joseph S. Tiedemann, Eugene R. Fingerhut, And Robert W. Venables. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In The Other Loyalists we meet for the first time the ordinary people of the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. The first important new scholarship in decades, these essays uncover the reasons why middle- and lower-class citizens chose to become Loyalists, how they participated in and endured the Revolution, and what happened to them because of their defeat. In unprecedented clarity we are allowed to see the tragedy, violence, and suffering of places such as the lower Delaware and Hudson valleys, the Delmarva Peninsula, western Pennsylvania, and northern Virginia. This book fills an important void in our understanding of the American Revolution, reminding us that not all Loyalists were members of the elite and that their motivations were a complicated medley of political beliefs, religious convictions, and self-interest. These essays uncover the reasons why middle- and lower-class citizens chose to become Loyalists, how they participated in and endured the Revolution, and what happened to them because of their defeat. We are allowed to see the tragedy, violence, and suffering of places such as the lower Delaware and Hudson valleys, the Delmarva Peninsula, western Pennsylvania, and northern Virginia. This book reminds us that not all Loyalists were members of the elite and that their motivations were a complicated medley of political beliefs, religious convictions, and self-interest. --from publisher's description