[2] In August 1783, Michael Price was indicted for his loyalty to the British crown, and the family fled to Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

Unlike many other Loyalists who left the United States at the conclusion of the war, Michael Price returned with his family to New York, probably in early 1784, and was able to resume his career as a merchant, sending three of his sons to college, and setting up the youngest as a grocer.

[2][5] The encounter with Eacker culminated in challenges issued by Price and Hamilton, resulting in two separate duels with pistols in Weehawken, New Jersey.

[9] He also began to abandon the practice of staging productions in repertory,[10] and favored attracting audiences with visually spectacular shows.

[11][12][14] The Park began to decline during the 1830s, and soon after Price resumed his personal management of the theatre, he fell ill and died on January 20, 1840.

[15] As a result, despite suffering from gout, Price promptly challenged the visiting officer and killed him in a duel at Bedloe's Island.