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THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY T H E JO H N D IV IN E JO N E S F UN D S E R I E S H I STO R I E S A N D M E M OI R S . L O U I S A S U S A N N A H (W E LLS ) A I K M A N T H E JOU RNAL OF A V OYAGE F ROM UN D E RT AK E N D U RING T H E A M E R ICA N R E V O LU T IO N BY A DAU GHT E R OF AN E M IN E N T AM E RICAN LOYALIST IN T H E YE AR 177 8 AN D WRITT E N FROM M E MORY ONLY I N 17 79 N E W YORK E R O F T H E E T 1 O S C 06 . FFI C S O I Y , 9 P R E S ID E N T, SAM UE L VERPLANCK H OFFMAN . - F I R S T VI CE P R E S I DE N T, FRE DERIC WE NDELL JACKSON . - S E C ON D VI CE P RE S IDE N T, E FRANCIS ROBE RT SCH LL . R E I S E R E T R F OR E I GN C O R S P ON D N G C A Y , M I I ARCHE R LTON H UNT NGTON . E D OM E S TI C C OR RE S P ON DIN G S CRE TA R Y , E F G E ORG E RICHARD SCHI FE LIN . R E C ORDI N G S E CRE TA R Y , ACOSTA NICHOLS . R TR E AS URE , CHARLE S AU GU STUS SH E RMAN . LIB R AR IAM ROBE RT HE NDRE KE LBY . M C MVI . N B C O M MITT E E O P U LI C AT I O N S . IE PA I DAN R . L R SH, J FRE DERIC WE NDE LL JACKSON . OBE T H KE BY . R R . L ADVE RT ISEME N T . ” TH E JOH N DIVIN E JON E S FU N D SE RIE S has b een so name d by T he N ew Y o rk H istorical Society in honor of their enlightened an d ge ne r ‘ ous e ow- mem e the o n D n ones w ose e n e es in the f ll b r , late Jh ivi e J , h gr at i t r t history of his n ative State has led him to en dow the Society with a fu n d o f six thousan d dollars for publishing work s of an historical n ature which ” ma not w y fall ithin the scope of its ordin ary P ublication F u n d . T he obje ct of the Se ries is fully set forth in the Plan and D eclaration of Tru st on which the Society formally accepted the gift of the F u n d for its m n e on of es s e . It is to n s and se n e the tabli h t pri t, publi h , ll , u d r dir cti the Public ation Committee of the So ciety F irst S c man sc s o and o w n s memo s , u h u ript hi t rical bi graphical riti g , ir , o m n s fi eccl si and eco s or l c offi or not of e d cu e t , r rd , private pub i , cial cial , a stical or se c or m w c s e to or s e the cular , ivil ilitary, hi h hall r late , illu trat , s o of N ew Yo as Co on or S e or the s o of an of the hi t ry rk a l y a tat , hi t ry y D E n s or F en co on s in Am and w s een utch , gli h , r ch , l ie erica, hich hall have b w en o to th 1 00 ritt pri r e year 8 . S econd S s o wo s or o men s e n to the s o of , uch hi t rical rk d cu t r lati g hi t ry N ew Yo or of the Un S es or of e e of em w s rk , that ited tat , ith r th , hich hall e of or e e to e en s or e sons w s e ene or tr at , r lat , v t p r , hich hall hav happ d , who s e e s fi e s o to the on of the hall hav died, at l a t fty y ar pri r publicati s m a e . Third the os of the o me s b e out of the F n the vol , That c t v lu paid u d ; umes so printe d to b e sold u n der the dire ction of the P ublication Commit tee and w e n the o ee s e een e ce e the s me to b e m o e ; h pr c d hav b r iv d, a e pl y d in the n n of o e o mes w in e n are to b e so and pri ti g th r v lu , hich th ir tur ld , s m ne n to on n e the s of the s thu per a tly c ti u i sue Serie . F ourth u n no ms n es s an new o me or vol , That der circu ta c hall y v lu umes b e put to press u ntil the procee ds of the sales of the pre ce di n g o me or o me s s b e in the ossess on of the So e to an mo n v lu v lu hall p i ci ty, a u t which shall in the judgment of the E xe cutive Committee b e equal to the cos of o n s c n w o m or o mes t pr duci g u h e v lu e v lu . P U BLICA T I ONS OF T H E J OHN D IVIN E J ONE S F UND S OF T O E AN D M E MO S SE RIE H IS RI S I R . I — IST ORY O F N E w O K D U I G T H E E VOLUT IO A Y . H Y R R N R N R W AR T o m s o nes E e E w de an e . By h a J . dit d by d ard F . L c y . With m o Do m v T w ote s o n e n s M s an o s. 8 o o e d . N C t p rary cu t , ap , P rtrait o me s N e w o 18 e V lu . Y rk , 79 . Pric —T H E OU L OF OY GE F OM A LE ST OW C II . J RNA A V A R CH R N , S . , T O O DO U D E T K E D U I G T H E M E IC E V OLUT IO L N N , N R A N R N A R AN R N . By a Daughte r o f a n E mine n t Ame rica n Loyalist [Lo uisa Susann ah W e s 8y o 1 2 o a nd s m e e N ew o ll ! . , pp . 3 . P rtrait Fac i il pag . Y rk , 1 06 e 9 . Pric P R E F A C E . o m om s n o n of a om THIS v lu e , c pri i g The J ur al Voyage fr a M a a a C s o S . C . n 1 8 ss o s S s h rle t wn , , i the year 7 7 , by i L ui u nn h ” W s om s o on of o D e ell , c plete the sec nd publicati The J hn ivin Jon es Fund Series. The Journal is reproduced from a verbatim copy from the M A m n o a r. W . s o S original by G ik a , of G la g w, c tland , gre t a om a m grand son of the authoress . The portr it is fr iniature pa i nted a bout 18 15 . M ss W ma an 1 1 82 M r. n i ells rried , J uary 4 , 7 , Alexa der Aik ’ man P n to H o s of s m K P n , ri ter the u e A se bly and ing s ri ter, fo m n m m f a . ma W . I . r a s a o Ja ica , , and y year e ber th t body The Index is by the Librarian of the Society .