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Staten Island Peace Conference
The
Staten Island Peace Conference
was a brief meeting held in the hope of bringing an end to the
American Revolutionary War
. The conference took place on September 11, 1776, at
Billop Manor
, the residence of Colonel
Christopher Billop
, on
Staten Island, New York
. The participants were the
British
Admiral Lord
Richard Howe
, and members of the
Second Continental Congress
John Adams
,
Benjamin Franklin
, and
Edward Rutledge
.
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