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    The Staten Island Peace Conference was a brief informal diplomatic conference held between representatives of the British Crown and its rebellious North...
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    Conference House (also known as Billop House) is a stone house in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City. Built by Captain Christopher...
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    previous informal attempt at negotiation, now known as the Staten Island Peace Conference, had taken place in 1776. The first attempt at negotiation between...
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    Staten Island (/ˈstætən/ STAT-ən) is the southernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point...
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  • military occupation begins. September 11: Staten Island Peace Conference held. 1777 – August 22: Battle of Staten Island occurs. 1783 November 25: British military...
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  • Diplomacy in the American Revolutionary War (category History of Staten Island)
    States. The Staten Island Peace Conference was a brief and unsuccessful meeting designed to bring an end to the American Revolution. The conference took place...
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    Battle of Long Island, a.k.a. Battle of Brooklyn (August 27) British prison ships begin in Wallabout Bay, New York Staten Island Peace Conference (September...
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    and by March, Providence, Rhode Island had initiated connections with New York, New Hampshire, and Newport, Rhode Island. March also marked the emergence...
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    Michelle and James, "New York's many 9/11 anniversaries: the Staten Island Peace Conference", Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City, 8...
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    admiral Richard Howe on Staten Island in New York Harbor on September 11 in what became known as the Staten Island Peace Conference. Howe demanded that the...
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