. A larger history of the United States of America, to the close of President Jackson's administration . New York as a child, just beforeits evacuation by the British under Sir Guy Carleton, in i 783,says that she accompanied her mother, Mrs. Morton, to call onthe wife of Chief-justice Smith, an eminent loyalist. Their host-ess brought in a little girl, and said, This child has been bornsince the Rebellion. Since the Revolution.^ replied Mrs. Mor-ton. Mrs. Smith smiled, and said good-naturedly, Well, well, , this is only a truce, not a peace; and we shall be backagain in full possess
. A larger history of the United States of America, to the close of President Jackson's administration . New York as a child, just beforeits evacuation by the British under Sir Guy Carleton, in i 783,says that she accompanied her mother, Mrs. Morton, to call onthe wife of Chief-justice Smith, an eminent loyalist. Their host-ess brought in a little girl, and said, This child has been bornsince the Rebellion. Since the Revolution.^ replied Mrs. Mor-ton. Mrs. Smith smiled, and said good-naturedly, Well, well, , this is only a truce, not a peace; and we shall be backagain in full possession in two years. This prophecy happilydid not prove true, adds Mrs. Quincy, with exultant patriotism. 292 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Independence was essentially secured by the preliminary ar-ticles signed in Paris on Jan. 20, 1783, although the final treatywas not signed till Sept. 3d. It was on April 18, 1783, thatWashington issued his order for the cessation of hostilities, thuscompleting, as he said, the eighth year of the war. The armywas disbanded Nov. 3d. The whole number of Continentals,. /- ^?^
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