Price, James, d. ca. 1801.

James Price ( -c. 1801) was born in New Jersey and settled in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as a prosperous merchant and landowner. At the outbreak of the Revolution, he volunteered his services to the American invasion forces and was commissioned in March 1776 Deputy Commissary General in charge of stores and provisions for the army in Canada. Upon the failure of the invasion, Price was forced to flee Canada and settle in Philadelphia, Pa., whereupon the British army seized and sold his estates in Montreal. He subsequently used what remained of his fortune to aid the French forces in America and help outfit ships to carry goods to France.

From the description of Papers, 1776-1818. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 207165640