At 11:45 AM -0400 10/5/00, Sandy Parks wrote:
>I'm a writer living in Florida and have been attempting to do some
>research on New York City during the American Revolution.   I'm looking
>for direction to a few good books/microfilm that can be borrowed through
>the library systems.  Particular questions and topics I'm searching for
>are:
>1. diary of life in New York City(both Loyalist and pro-revolution)
>2. travel between NYC and the rest of America(everyday travel and
>commerce)
>3. counterfeiting of Continental Currency
>4. any groups operating in the city like the Sons of Liberty, what they
>were called, etc.
>5. British rules and regulations during this time
>
>Also I'd love to hear about any other topics you think someone writing
>about in this time period should be aware of.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Sandy Parks

well for brooklyn you can go to http://www.panix.com/~cassidy.htlm
there you'll find Stile's History of Brooklyn, which runs from the dutch
settling of brooklyn to the end of the Rev. War.


regards
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