"To Save the Innocent, I Demand the Guilty": The Huddy-Asgill Affair

Abstract

The Huddy-Asgill affair, though a supposedly minor event, illustrated important aspects of the American Revolution. It was emblematic of much larger issues of this period. The affair exemplified the volatile, civil war-like atmosphere between loyalist and patriot populations, and reflected polarized public opinions, both in the colonies and abroad, and their impact on the decisions of American leadership.