From loyalists to loyal citizens : the DePeyster family of New York /
"Challenges the traditional perception that Loyalists were ostracized as traitors to the United States, after the American Revolution. The DePeyster family of New York was one of the first families of New Amsterdam, ranking among the wealthiest of New York during the early days of the American...
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Albany, New York :
State University of New York Press,
2015
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| Series: | Excelsior editions
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Table of Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Disappearance of the Loyalists; Chapter 1: The DePeyster Tradition; Chapter 2: Canadian Exile; Chapter 3: Sibling Relations; Chapter 4: Building a Fortune; Chapter 5: Preparing the Next Generation; Chapter 6: Continuing the Tradition; Conclusion; Appendices; A: DePeyster Genealogy 1; B: DePeyster Genealogy 2; C: DePeyster Genealogy 3; D: DePeyster Genealogy 4; E: DePeyster Genealogy 5; Notes; Bibliography; Primary; Consulted Archives; Books; Articles; Dissertations; Websites; Index
- Introduction: The disappearance of the loyalists
- The DePeyster tradition
- Canadian exile
- Sibling relations
- Building a fortune
- Preparing the next generation
- Continuing the tradition
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: DePeyster genealogy 1
- Appendix B: DePeyster genealogy 2
- Appendix C: DePeyster genealogy 3
- Appendix D: DePeyster genealogy 4
- Appendix E: DePeyster genealogy 5