The Staten Island Peace Conference was a brief informal diplomatic conference held between representatives of the British Crown and its rebellious North American colonies in the hope of bringing a rap
Engraving by Alonzo Chappel depicting the conference.
Benjamin Franklin and Lord Howe had previously discussed colonial grievances.
The Conference House
Admiral Lord Richard Howe proposed the conference and represented the British
John Sullivan (general)
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Major General John Sullivan was a Continental Army officer, politician and judge who served in the American Revolutionary War and participated in several key events of the conflict, most notably Georg
Major General John Sullivan, a distinguished officer in the Continental Army.
1929 postage stamp issued by the U.S. Post Office to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Sullivan Expedition
New Hampshire historical marker for Sullivan in Durham