Brink of Revolution: New York in Crisis, 1765-1776

Adams already American arms army arrived assembly barracks became Billy Smith Boston bound Britain British Broadway cannon Captain citizens Coffee House Colden colonies command committee Connecticut Continental Congress council delegates Duane Dutch England faction Franklin freeholders Gage George Grenville guns harbor Holt hoped James James De Lancey John John Adams John Morin Scott king king's Kingsbridge Lamb Lancey land lawyer Leisler letter liberty pole Livingston Long Island Lord Lord North Marinus Willett mayor McDougall Meanwhile merchants military ministers Montressor nonimportation nonintercourse North officer Parliament patriots peace Philadelphia Philip Livingston Pitt political populace port pounds provincial congress radicals repeal royal governor rumor rushed Sam Adams Scott Sears sent ships shouted soldiers Sons of Liberty soon Stamp Act Stirling Street summoned surely tavern tion Tories town Townshend Townshend Acts trade trainbands troops Tryon vote Washington Whig William York Yorkers