On September 21, 1776, five days after the British occupied New York City, a devastating fire burned down about a fifth of the city. This mystery brings together a startling cast of characters from around the Atlantic World: soldiers and officers, but also Loyalists, women, and people of African and Indigenous descent.
Fraunces Tavern Museum hosts the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society and author Benjamin L. Carp to explore these themes in the context of his new book, The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution.
This FREE lecture will take place in person at Fraunces Tavern Museum and via Zoom. All in-person attendees will receive a copy of the book. Registration is required.
*In person lecture tickets are SOLD OUT. Registration continues for virtual tickets.
