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“It it with great reluctance, I trouble you on a subject.”
In the throes of the winter of 1778, spent at Valley Forge, General George Washington and his staff formulated a mountain of paperwork to multiple
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The Worst TV Parents Ever. Tabs, Mon., Jan. 31, 2022
Trump talked some shit, threatened some civil disturbances, dangled some more January 6 pardons, you know, the usual. (HuffPost)How dishonest is the
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The Founding Fathers of Cryptography?
It’s Veterans Day, and on an occasion dedicated to giving thanks to all those who served the United States honorably during either war or
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Americana Corner
Our monthly recap of what our good friend and fellow historian Tom Hand has written on his blog, AmericanaCorner. The Midnight Ride of Paul
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Talk Like a Local: Harnett County
This blog post is part of the “Talk Like a Local” blog series, which explores the unique pronunciation of North Carolina place names. If you
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“Rev War Revelry” The Winter that Won the War, Valley Forge
In June 1778, the Continental army marched out of their winter encampment in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and headed toward New Jersey in pursuit of
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Col. Gridley’s Half-Pay
Last year I wrote two postings about Maj. Scarborough Gridley’s attempt to wring some money from the Continental government after he was cashiered
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Joseph Dobel in the Continental Navy
Yesterday I discussed the early career of Joseph Doble, who followed his father in becoming a ship’s captain sailing out of Boston. Today I’ll
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“God willing and the Creek don’t rise.”
If you are from a certain geographical area of the United States the title of this post is a saying you have heard numerous times. Heck, you may even
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“Less fortunate in my Military reputation than some others”
As I recounted yesterday, Gen. George Washington dismissed Maj. Scarborough Gridley from the Continental Army on 24 Sept 1775.Dealing with the
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“Remissness and backwardness” at Bunker Hill
On 13 Aug 1775, Gen. George Washington issued orders for a court-martial to take place the following day with Gen. Nathanael Greene presiding. The
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George Morgan White Eyes, Racial Theory at Princeton, and Student Financial Aid in the Eighteenth Century
In 1779, a group of Delaware set up camp on Prospect Farm, owned by George Morgan, along a dirt walkway that separated them from the campus of the
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Reading Too Much into the Declaration
Here’s something I’ve been thinking about since I heard the “Celebrating the Fourth” episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast from Liz
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There Once Was a Man from Virginia
Yesterday the Journal of the American Revolution observed Independence Day (Observed) by publishing contributors’ limericks about the Declaration
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“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” All Things Independence Day
As this posting goes live today, July 2, there is a link to the American Revolutionary War era. This was the day that John Adams, future president of