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Culture

March 16, 2026

The Revolutionary War Letter You Were Never Supposed To See

by Katie Turner Getty

In May 1775, a letter was sent to British General Thomas Gage in Boston the likes of which had never been received before. The...

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Isaiah Thomas and the Declaration of Independence

Critical Thinking

March 12, 2026

Isaiah Thomas and the Declaration of Independence

by Sherman Lohnes

Worcester, Massachusetts, claims to be the site of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in New England. A bronze star and...

This Week on Dispatches: Michael Adelberg on the Monmouth County Jail Break in 1781

Interviews

March 11, 2026

This Week on Dispatches: Michael Adelberg on the Monmouth County Jail Break in 1781

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Michael Adelberg on the attempt to jail Loyalists in Monmouth County, New Jersey, and...

Nicoll’s Regiment of Orange County New York

The War Years (1775-1783)

March 10, 2026

Nicoll’s Regiment of Orange County New York

by Robert J. Walworth

Located along the western coast of the Hudson River just north of New York City, Orange County New York[1] was an active theater of...

Atlas of Independence: John Adams and the American Revolution

Reviews

March 8, 2026

Atlas of Independence: John Adams and the American Revolution

by Kelsey DeFord

BOOK REVIEW: Atlas of Independence: John Adams and the American Revolution by Chris Mackowski, (El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie, LLC, 2026) $16.95 Paperback...