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The History of New York State Editor, Dr. James Sullivan Online Edition by Holice, Deb & Pam |
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1781 |
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January 22 |
Morrisania skirmish |
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March 26 |
Act to restrain peddlers and hawkers |
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March 30 |
Punishment for adherence to King |
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March 31 |
Sale of forfeited estates facilitated |
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May 14 |
Croton River skirmish |
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June 27 |
Embargo laws repealed |
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July 1 |
Repeal of laws making paper money legal tender |
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July 3 |
Kingsbridge skirmish |
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July 6 |
French army joined Washington on Hudson |
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July 9 |
Currytown destroyed |
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July 10 |
Battle of Sharon Springs |
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July 15 |
Tarrytown skirmish |
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August 14 |
Washington decided to transfer army from New York to Virginia |
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August 22 |
Warwarsing skirmish |
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September 7 |
Fort Plain Indian Raid |
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October 10 |
Threadwells Neck skirmish |
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October 20 |
Mohawk Valley invaded by Indians |
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October 24 |
Battle of Johnstown. Last battle of the Revolution |
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October 30 |
Jerseyfield (West Canada Creek) Last skirmish of Revolution in New York |
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November 1 |
Tax on grain levied in Ulster county |
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November 20 |
County treasurers required to make returns of taxes |
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1782 |
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March 4 |
Morrisania. Captain Honeywell attacked De Lancey's loyalists |
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March 20 |
Order for census of white inhabitants |
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March 31 |
Washington at Newburgh, West Point, Highlands, Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga |
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April 1-30 |
Washington headquarters located at Newburgh |
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April 11 |
Incorporation of Bank of North America |
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April 13 |
Act to prevent illicit trading with enemy |
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April 14 |
Relief to tenants of forfeited lands |
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May |
Sir Guy Carlton arrived to make terms of peace |
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July 12 |
Abolition of entails |
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July 22 |
Act to allow United States to apportion State's share of expense of war |
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July 24 |
Act to compel payment of back taxes |
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August 6-1783, August 19 |
Washington at Newburgh, Verplanck's Point, Dobbs ferry, Orangetown, Poughkeepsie, Albany |
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1783 |
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January 15 |
Lord Stirling died at Albany |
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February 14 |
Private lotteries forbidden |
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March 4 |
Act to encourage destruction of wolves and panthers |
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March 24 |
Offices of State agent and commissioners of prisoners abolished |
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March 25 |
Commissioners of Indian Affairs appointed |
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March 27 |
Commissioner for detecting and defeating conspiracies discharged |
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March 27 |
Temporary government for New York City provided |
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March 30 |
Law of naturalization passed |
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May 13 |
Order of Cincinnati founded near Fishkill |
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September 3 |
Ann Lee, founder of shakers in New York, died |
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September 7 |
Army disbanded |
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October 6 |
First Protestant Episcopal convention in New York |
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November 3 |
Thomas Coke arrived as first Methodist bishop |
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November 25 |
British evacuated New York City; Washington entered |
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November 26 |
Dr. Rodgers began to restore Presbyterian Churches |
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December 4 |
Dr. Rodgers Active on Long island and Staten Island |
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December 4 |
Washington bade farewell to officers at Fraunce's Tavern, New York City |
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November 18-December 16 |
Washington at West Point, Harlem, New York City |
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1784 |
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January 14 |
Congress ratified the definitive treaty of peace |
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May 1 |
University of State of New York established by Legislature |
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1785 |
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April 19 |
New York State executed deed of western lands to French government |
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1788 |
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July 26 |
New York ratified Constitution of United States |
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1789 |
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March 22 |
Duties levied on imported goods |
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April 6 |
Congress met in New York City as first national capital |
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April 30 |
Washington took oath as first president of the Federal Republic |
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October 22 |
Fort Stanwix treaty with Indians |
The History of New York State, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1927
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