Andrew Allen letters 1772-1776

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Andrew Allen letters 1772-1776

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/6590

This folder contains two items. One letter dated New York, Feb. 5, 1776 and addressed to "My dear Sally," describing the confusion in New York City, because of the presence of Gen. Charles Lee and Gen. Sir Henry Clinton and expectancy of hostilities. The second item is an accounting of fees owed by the King of England to individuals dated Nov. 7, 1772.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Allen, Andrew, 1740-1825

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Andrew Allen (June 1740 – March 7, 1825) was a lawyer and official from the Province of Pennsylvania. Born into an influential family, Allen initially favored the colonial cause in the American Revolution, and represented Pennsylvania in the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1776. Like many other wealthy elites in Pennsylvania, however, he resisted radical change, and became a Loyalist after the Declaration of Independence and the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776. Born in Philadelphia...