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When Thomas Banister fought for the British during the American Revolution, his farm and business were confiscated. He was exiled in far-off Nova Scotia, before he returned to a secluded life on Long Island. His older brother, John Banister married with a child, swore allegiance to the United Colonies, then witnessed the destruction of his Newport lands by the British Army.
Convinced British laws supported remuneration, John left for England, where he sought justice for four years. His wife, Christian Stelle Banister, managed the family property and raised their son while the state threatened confiscation and the French Army lived in Newport.
Tracing the lives of three young Americans during the Revolution, this study of the Banister family of Rhode Island contributes to an understanding of the war's effects on the lives of ordinary people.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. The Revolution Begins
2. British Garrison at Newport and Stronghold on Long Island, 1776-1778
3. War Clouds Over Rhode Island, 1778
4. A Year of Decisions, 1779
5. Separations of 1780-1782
6. Unsettled and Everchanging, 1783-1784
7. Thomas Banister States His Case as a Loyalist
8. The Banisters of Newport, Last of the Name
Conclusion
Appendix A: Court Cases in Boston and the Banister Family
Appendix B: Banister and a North Carolina Plantation
Appendix C: Robert Feke Portraits and the Banister Family
Appendix D: Gilbert Stuart Paintings and the Banister Family
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
