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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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Loyal Britons | |
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Imperial Crisis | |
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Loyal Colonies | |
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Loyalist Convictions and Proposals | |
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Loyalist Potential | |
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Loyalist Women | |
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Slaves | |
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Indian Allies | |
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The Peace Treaty and Its Aftermath | |
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Refugees in the Maritimes | |
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Loyalist Predicament | |
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Defining Loyalists and Patriots | |
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Confronting Rage (1774) | |
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Forced into Exile (1775) | |
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Guilty until Proven Innocent (1776) | |
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An Affair among Citizens (1776) | |
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Early Loyalist Voices | |
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Denouncing the Unnatural Rebellion (1775) | |
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Inflamed Rebels and Scattered Friends (1775) | |
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Hunting of the Tories (1775) | |
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Loyalists Left Unprotected (1775) | |
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Requesting Imperial Intervention (1775) | |
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Criticizing Common Sense (1776) | |
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Rejecting Violence (1776) | |
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Plans for Union | |
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Albany Plan of Union (1754) | |
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William Smith Jr. Plan (1767) | |
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Joseph Galloway Plan of 1774 | |
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John Randolph Plan of 1780 | |
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Jonathan Sewell's Plan (1785) | |
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Loyalist Resilience | |
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Loyalist Persuasions (1776 and 1777) | |
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Expressing Optimism (1778) | |
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Confronting Confiscation Laws (1779) | |
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Documenting Rebel Weakness (1780) | |
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Pledging Declaration of Dependence (1781) | |
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Loyalist Military Involvement | |
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Preaching to Loyalist Soldiers (1777) | |
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Volunteering Military Assistance (1780) | |
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Organizing Loyalist Militia (1781) | |
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Recruiting Loyalist Regiments (1781) | |
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Loyalist Military Decisions (1783) | |
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Loyalist Women | |
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A Sister's Lament (1770) | |
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Living with the British (1777) | |
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Facing British Evacuation (1778) | |
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Stricken Smitten of God (1778) | |
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Mourning Loyalist Execution (1778) | |
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A Mother's Advice (1779) | |
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Unhappy Widow Seeking Relief (1779) | |
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Receiving Allowance from British (1783) | |
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Seeking Compensation for Slave Property (1786) | |
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Slaves | |
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Escaping to the British (1775) | |
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Competition among the King's Subjects (1779) | |
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Envisioning God with Empire (1781) | |
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Negotiating Slave Return (1783) | |
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Evading Re-enslavement (1783) | |
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Retrieving Stolen Children (1783) | |
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Black Petitions (1784) | |
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Book of Negroes (1783) | |
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Indian Allies | |
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Relations with Indians (1774) | |
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British Recruiting Northern Indians (1775) | |
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British Recruiting Southern Indians (1776) | |
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Vying for Indian Support (1778) | |
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Hessian View of Indians (1777) | |
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Accusing Savages of Scalping Europeans (1777) | |
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Mohawks Side with the British (1778) | |
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Mohawks Seek Assistance in Canada (1786) | |
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Indians as Beasts of Prey (1783) | |
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Loyalist Losses | |
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Loyalists in the Peace Treaty (1783) | |
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Despair and Distraction (1782) | |
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Dreadful Tidings (1782) | |
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Unwavering Devotion (1782) | |
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Irrecoverable Debts (1783) | |
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Rebel Retaliation (1783) | |
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Damages in Property and Slaves (1783) | |
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Forsaking Britain (1781) | |
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Seeking Refuge in Britain (1783) | |
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Loyalist Exiles | |
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British Nova Scotia (1783) | |
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Loyalist Nova Scotia (1784) | |
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Predicting the Collapse of the United States (1785) | |
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Celebrating Loyalist Heritage (1884) | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |