She welcomed the British occupation of Newport in December 1776[3] and held disdain for the French for supposing they could "reign lords of the sea".

[6] Almy started keeping a journal of the events in Newport on July 29, 1778, coinciding with the arrival of the French fleet of Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing.

[1] Almy's journal covers the events in Newport leading up to the Battle of Rhode Island on August 29, 1778.

After the French ships began shelling parts of Newport on August 7, Almy led her mother and children to a house outside of town she had rented where they could be safe.

[7][2] When I look over the list of my friends on both sides of the question, my heart shudders at the thought, what numbers must be slain, both so obstinate, so determined.

[1] Almy continued to run her boarding house out of the Jahleel Brenton Townhouse following the Revolutionary War.

[2] Around 1797, the painter Edward Greene Malbone composed a watercolor portrait miniature of Almy, painted on ivory.

As a historical document, Almy's journal is important in providing the perspective of a Loyalist woman and context for Newport's involvement in the American Revolution.

The journal was also published in Elizabeth Evans' 1975 book Weathering the Storm: Women of the American Revolution.