Letter from Archibald Kennedy to Cadwallader Colden (retained copy), 2 November 1765, and letter Cadwallader Colden to Archibald Kennedy (copy), 2 November 1765
Letter from Archibald Kennedy to Cadwallader Colden (retained copy), 2 November 1765, and letter Cadwallader Colden to Archibald Kennedy (copy), 2 November 1765
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The late night and early morning assault on Fort George and the dramatic destruction of Vaux Hall enlighten Captain Archibald Kennedy and point him toward his own, quite compelling self-interest. Stuck onboard the Coventry in New York Harbor, Kennedy weighs his options. The Lieutenant Governor and the Governor's Council plead for his assistance, but Kennedy also thinks about his elegant, and ever so vulnerable, mansion on Broadway. Meanwhile, Major Thomas James, with little left to keep him tied to the colonies, plots his exit strategy. To examine additional correspondence on this topic, please see the The Letter from Thomas James to Archibald Kennedy, 4 November 1765, and the Letter from the mayor and corporation of the city of New York to Archibald Kennedy, 4 November 1765. From the Sedgwick family papers
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