AHISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THEIR EARLIEST RECORDS TO BY ELROY MCKENDREE AVERY IN SIXTEEN VOLUMES THE CLEVELAND THE BURROWS BROTHERS T HE fifth volume of this work told the story of events that culminated in the declaration of American independence-or how our ancestors got into the Revolutionary war. This volume is an attempt to describe, as clearly as space limitations will permit, the events that were crowded into the period between that immortal declaration and the adoption of our national constitution-or how our patriot sires got out of their eight years' war. In the preceding volumes, I followed official usage in writing the name of the South Carolina metropolis, Charles Town. By an act of incorporation passed on the thirteenth of August, 1783, the name was changed to Charleston, the form used in the present volume. My obligation to Dr. Paul L. Haworth, as acknowledged in the prefaces to my fourth and fifth volumes, has been enlarged by his continued assistance. I am also under great obligation to Mr. Albion M. Dyer of the Western Reserve Historical Society for the suggestion of a special study of the history of the Seven Ranges and for able and energetic assistance in the prosecution thereof, and to officials and employees of the general land office at Washington City for many courtesies. To the reviewers and many others who have aided me with criticism and suggestion, and especially to my publishers who, in the matter of illustration, seem determined to push each volume into successful rivalry with its predecessor, I desire to express my grateful appreciation. ELROY M. AVERY Cleveland, July, 1909 V. Foreign Relations and the French Alliance 134 VI. New Governments, State and Confederate 150 VII. Valley Forge, Monmouth, and Newport 164 VIII. Border Warfare and the Conquest of the IX. The Second Attempt upon the South |