. Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine. ong standing were broken order to allay it and detach Clinton the elder Coldenwrote to Charles, the father of George Clinton, request-ing him to prevail on his son George to withdraw fromthe canvass. Then the younger Colden would also doso in favor of Peter DuBois. He wished George Clin-ton would leave those Northern radicals. The propo-sition was rejected and George Clinton and CharlesDeWitt were triumphantly elected. DuBois was too indiscreet and ardent a man to keep out of the wild passions of revolutionary times, hence was soo
. Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine. ong standing were broken order to allay it and detach Clinton the elder Coldenwrote to Charles, the father of George Clinton, request-ing him to prevail on his son George to withdraw fromthe canvass. Then the younger Colden would also doso in favor of Peter DuBois. He wished George Clin-ton would leave those Northern radicals. The propo-sition was rejected and George Clinton and CharlesDeWitt were triumphantly elected. DuBois was too indiscreet and ardent a man to keep out of the wild passions of revolutionary times, hence was soon arrested for treason, tried, and his estate consficated. He never regained his standing in society. Jonathan W. Hasbrouck The Inhabitants of the New Palts are per-mitted to purchase of the savages, subject to the approval, the unsold lands, viz : and Sa-wan-kock till the N. savage fort [new fortin Shawangunk]. By order of the special sessionsheld at Kingston, February 13th, 1683. {Court Records.) 305 Old Ulster Tories. HE close of the year 1774 found few ofthe leaders in the American coloniesready for, or in favor of, separationfrom Great Britain. Although disap-pointments had succeeded each otherthey still clung to the hope that theBritish ministry would give ear to theirappeals and remove the causes whichhad alienated them. America was still loyal toGeorge III. With the beginning of hostilities came a change ofsentiment. The sword had been invoked and Amer-icans determined that it should be the arbiter. Thereremained in each of the colonies those who still coun-selled patience. All were loyal to the king six monthsago—thousands remained loyal still. As the monthsrolled by the issues became more and more sharplyjoined. Neighbors had less and less patience withthose who differed with them and patriotism prepon-derated over loyalty in increasing proportion. Thoseon the kings side who were wise acquiesced, andremained at home quietly pursuing
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