... not vote for the Declaration of Independence. The Revolutionary War had begun. Many battles occurred and the Americans lost control of New York to the British until 1783. The effect on the size of the population was a roller-coaster effect. It went from 5,000, up to 33,000, then down to 12,000 at the end of the war. Two fires occurred in 1776 and 1778, which burned about a third of the city. By 1788, the fire-struck area ... back to his master. Sherman Booth, the editor for the Free Democrat, went to the jailhouse and asked Glover questions. He then persuaded many workmen to not show up...

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