At 11:45 AM -0400 10/5/00, Sandy Parks wrote: >I'm a writer living in Florida and have been attempting to do some >research on New York City during the American Revolution. I'm looking >for direction to a few good books/microfilm that can be borrowed through >the library systems. Particular questions and topics I'm searching for >are: >1. diary of life in New York City(both Loyalist and pro-revolution) >2. travel between NYC and the rest of America(everyday travel and >commerce) >3. counterfeiting of Continental Currency >4. any groups operating in the city like the Sons of Liberty, what they >were called, etc. >5. British rules and regulations during this time > >Also I'd love to hear about any other topics you think someone writing >about in this time period should be aware of. > >Thanks, > >Sandy Parks well for brooklyn you can go to http://www.panix.com/~cassidy.htlm there you'll find Stile's History of Brooklyn, which runs from the dutch settling of brooklyn to the end of the Rev. War. regards m ---------------------------------- Jazz is freedom. - T. Monk