S3E9, ”A Man Named Beverley”

During the American Revolution there was “A Man Named Beverley” who played a pivotal role in Loyalist activities.  Today, the Provinces of Eastern Canada are heavily populated with descendants of Tories / Colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown.  Click on the picture below to learn more about “A Man Named Beverley”, the prominence and wealth of his family, and the impact that he had on the Loyalists on Benedict Arnold and even on George Washington.  This weeks episode of Revolutionary War Rarities can be seen by clicking on the picture below.  We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.

 

A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode:

Beverley Robinson: http://www.loyalamericanregiment.org/beverley.htm

History of the Loyal American Regiment: http://www.loyalamericanregiment.org/reghist.htm

History of the Beverley House https://americanaristocracy.com/houses/beverley-house

The Migration of Loyalists to Canada: https://www.uottawa.ca/about-us/official-languages-bilingualism-institute/clmc/linguistic-history/american-revolution https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loyalists