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At the time of the American Revolution, Allen was one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in Philadelphia. A Loyalist, Allen agreed that the colonies should seek to redress their grievances with British Parliament through constitutional means, and he disapproved of the movement toward independence.

Media in category "William Allen (loyalist)" The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. 1948 - William Allen Commemoration Envelope - Allentown PA.jpg 1,538 × 859; 418 KB

Names of people accused of Loyalist activity in the western counties may be found in court order books of those counties. Virginia Colonial Records Project Over 14,000 survey reports that describe documents held by overseas libraries and archives that relate to Virginia colonial history.

Tilghman may have been in contact with William Allen early. As the largest land holder in Pennsylvania outside of the Penns, Allen most certainly had links to Tilghman.

The book Unfriendly to Liberty: NYC Loyalist Networks Before the Revolution (Cornell University Press, 2023) by Christopher F. Minty explores the origins of loyalism in the city of New York between 1768 and 1776, and revises the understanding of the coming of the American Revolution.

In the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the colonies secured their independence from the British Crown and established the United States as the first nation state founded on Enlightenment principles of constitutionalism and liberal democracy .

Finding Loyalist Collection in the library: The Collection is on the 5th floor of the Harriet Irving Library in an area called room 520A and shelved into 5 sections: Church (LCR), Family (LFR), Military (LMR), Public ie. government (LPR), and Special Collections (LSC). Public is further subdivided geographically into America (United States ...

William Allen. Birth: abt 1606 In Sheffield Parish, Yorkshire, England; Parents: William Allin, Margaret Twigg; Married: Rosa Storke, Helena Horner; Death: 1667; Marriage to Rosa Storke b abt 11 Oct 1606. Children include . William Allen