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✜ Acknowledgments ✜ IT IS A PLEASURE to thank the many people who supported me throughout this project. I have received a number of grants that made the research and time devoted to writing this book possible. The English Speaking Union and Society for Colonial Wars in the state of Illinois underwrote trips to the archives in Belfast and Derry. Northwestern University provided funds for research in Pennsylvania as well as a dissertation year fellowship , which allowed me to devote all my energies to writing. Archivists on both sides of the Atlantic provided great assistance along the way. I would like to thank the staffs of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, Union Theological College, Magee College, and the Armagh Public Library. On the American side of the ocean, I received a warm welcome from the librarians at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Chester County Archives, Lancaster County Historical Society, Cumberland County Historical Society, York County Historical Society, Dauphin County Historical Society, the American Philosophical Society , and the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia. The Newberry Library, which graciously gave permission to reproduce the maps for this book, deserves special mention. For permission to reproduce and revise material which has appeared elsewhere in print, I would like to thank the editors of the Journal of British Studies and the William and Mary Quarterly. On trips to these archives, I incurred a number of personal debts that shall be a pleasure to repay. In Ireland, the Bradleys of Donegal, Battersbys of Meath, Griffins, Heddermans, Bradys, and Lyons of Cork, and Richardsons of Limerick put me up—and put up with me— over long weekends. I am also grateful to John McCabe, who offered valuable tips for negotiating Belfast’s archives, and to my neighbor Dan Lebryk, who helped me make sense of Pennsylvania warrant maps. Special thanks also to my in-laws, Joe and Dympna Doran, who took care of the kids on a number of occasions while I traipsed around the world. xiii A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S A great many scholars have also lent me their valuable time. At Northwestern University, I was very fortunate to have the likes of Joe Barton, Bill Heyck, and the late Bob Wiebe around. Each unstintingly offered his take on my project, pointing me in directions I could not have imagined on my own. Northwestern’s early American community —in particular, Chris Beneke, Seth Cotlar, Chris Front, Dave Gellman , Karen O’Brien, Andy Podolsky, Chernoh Sesay, and Brad Shraeger—offered support and critical readings of my work. Jim Merrell deserves special mention for his close reading of two drafts of the book, for steering me toward wonderful sources for the American side, and for his patience and good humor. I would also like to thank David Armitage, Bernard Bailyn, Patricia Bonomi, Nicholas Canny, James Horn, Ned Landsman, Ian McBride, Phil Morgan, John Morrill, A. G. Roeber, Jim Smyth, Ian Steele, and Marilyn Westerkamp, each of whom commented upon earlier drafts of the manuscript. My editor, Thomas LeBien, and the staff of Princeton University Press have been wonderful throughout. Thomas in particular made what might have been a difficult process enjoyable and engaging. I would also like to thank Jenn Backer, who did wonderful and exacting work as copy editor for the book as well as Alison Zaintz, who was the book’s production editor. Of course, this book would not have been possible without Tim Breen. Tim not only advised me throughout my graduate career, taught me how to write, and showed me how the academic world works, but continually challenged me to make the most of my abilities. I would like to thank him for all those times he cracked the whip, as well as for those moments he should have but relented. As trite as it sounds, I could not have asked for a mentor and friend more generous with his time and energy. In many ways, this book is as much a product of Tim’s dedication to the craft as it is mine. Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank my family. My father and mother, Michael and Johanna Griffin, and sister, Joan Jacobs , looked after Michael while I commuted to Philadelphia and stayed in Ireland. I hope this book in some way serves to thank them for their advice, encouragement, and support throughout the years. My sons, Michael...

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