In his Addresses on the History of the United States Senate, Senator Robert Byrd noted that in the years before the Revolution, Provoost "was a passionate Whig, and his sympathy for the colonies against English rule did not sit well with his wealthy loyalist congregation.
In seinen Addresses on the History of the United States Senate, merkte Senator Robert Byrd an, dass bereits in den Jahren vor der Revolution, Provoost “war passionierter Whig, und seine Sympathie für die Kolonien gegenüber der englischen Herrschaft saß bei seiner wohlhabenden Loyalistengemeinde nicht gut.