An account of part of the sufferings and losses of Jolley Allen, 1782-1845; bulk: 1782.

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An account of part of the sufferings and losses of Jolley Allen, 1782-1845; bulk: 1782.

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Personal narrative written in England by shop keeper Jolley Allen, ca. 1782, recounting in diary form his daily sufferings as a Loyalist in Massachusetts from 1772-80. Allen described his life in Boston during the blockade including conversations regarding the sale of tea, and boarding of British officers; his attempt to move to Halifax, Nova Scotia with other Loyalists and subsequent capture in Cape Cod; confinement in Watertown and Shewsbury, Mass.; the death of his children and wife; escape from prison; and relocation to England. The narrative includes an index provided by Allen; and an introduction by George Ticknor written in 1845.

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Ticknor, George, 1791-1871

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George Ticknor (1791-1871), educator and author, served as the first Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard from 1817 to 1835. After his arrival at Harvard, Ticknor became disenchanted with the school curriculum, characterizing the College as a well-disciplined high school, and began an effort to reorganize the College around four main goals: the division of students in courses according to academic proficiency and merit; the division of the ...

Allen, Jolley, 1718-1782

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