
Amory. Daniel Sullivan's Visits, May and June, 1781, to General John Sullivan in Philadelphia
Amory, Thomas C. Daniel Sullivan's Visits, May and June, 1781, to General John Sullivan in Philadelphia, to explain Declarations in Sir Henry Clinton's Secret Journal. Cambridge: John Wilson and Son, 1884. [8754] Green printed wrapper, small chips to edges, 9 1/4 x 6 inches, 23 pp. Good. Pamphlet. Reprinted from a Paper read to the Massachusetts Historical Society, March, 1884.An in-depth study of the intrigue surrounding the capture and release of Major-General John Sullivan's older brother David. David Sullivan was commander of a force of about one hundred minute-men in the area of Waukeag Point, Maine. After the execution of André, in the aftermath of the treachery of Arnold, the British forces captured David Sullivan in an act of revenge, and sent him to the Jersey prison ships. This study takes into account the contents of the "Secret Journal" of Sir Henry Clinton.Major-General John Sullivan is probably best remembered as half of the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition against the hostile