Revolutionary War

While the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1784, called for Loyalists to be freed with no future consequences as a result of their status as Tories, New York still required banished Tories to petition the state legislature to be allowed to return home. Solomon and Roelof sent their petition on February 12, 1784.

On May 12, 1784 the New York State Legislature passed a law to restrict the enfranchisement of loyalists and continue their banishment. In this act, however, a special permit was granted to 27 men to be able to return to their homes. In the undated document below, twenty-six of the twenty-seven men are listed, among them Solomon and Roelif Elting. We do not know the exact date the brothers returned home.

Revolutionary War