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People, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) June 30, 2022 June 29, 2022

Top Ten Quotes by Francis Lord Rawdon

by Todd W. Braisted

For the past two years I have had the good fortune to be heading up a project to gather, for eventual publication, the correspondence…

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Autobiography and Biography, Culture, Economics, Law, Letters and Correspondence, People, Women June 28, 2022 June 27, 2022

Benjamin Franklin’s Unconventional Marriage to Deborah Read

by Nancy Rubin Stuart

She was neither beautiful nor wealthy. Nor was Benjamin Franklin’s wife educated or intellectual. Nevertheless in 1724 he proposed to Deborah Read while renting…

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Politics During the War (1775-1783), Religion, Reviews June 27, 2022 June 28, 2022

Our Dear Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America

by Gabriel Neville

BOOK REVIEW: Our Dear Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America by Michael D. Breidenbach (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2021) Most Americans…

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Documents, Interviews, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) June 27, 2022 June 27, 2022

This Week on Dispatches: Todd W. Braisted on Point/Counterpoint between Israel Putnam and William Tryon

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR contributor Todd W. Braisted on Israel Putnam and William Tryon trying to influence Hessian…

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Books and Publications, Education, People, Political Philosophy June 23, 2022 June 22, 2022

America Begins: How Connecticut’s Samuel Johnson Created America

by Neil C. Olsen

“The great End and Business therefore of Philosophy, is to make us truly happy; and this is the End ultimately pursued through all the…

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Diplomacy, Economics, Politics During the War (1775-1783) June 21, 2022 June 20, 2022

King Frederick the Great and the American Colonies—Mit Complimenten Aweissen

by Bob Ruppert

Mit Complimenten Aweissen (put him off with compliments) Arthur Lee, one of the American Commissioners stationed in Paris, was appointed minister to the Prussian Court…

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Historic Sites, Reviews, The War Years (1775-1783) June 20, 2022 June 17, 2022

Fort Ticonderoga, The Last Campaigns

by Patrick H. Hannum

BOOK REVIEW: Fort Ticonderoga, The Last Campaigns, War in the North 1777-1783 by Mark Edward Lender (Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2022) Mark Edward Lender’s recent book…

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Critical Thinking, Interviews, The War Years (1775-1783) June 19, 2022 June 19, 2022

This Week on Dispatches: Brian Koyn on George Washington’s Emotional Intelligence and the Newburgh Conspiracy

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews US Army chaplain Brian Koyn on how modern emotional intelligence research can provide insight on how George…

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Critical Thinking, Documents, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Slavery and Indentured Servitude June 16, 2022 June 17, 2022

George III’s (Implicit) Sanction of the American Revolution

by M. Andrew Holowchak

In Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774), Jefferson wrote of King George III’s unwillingness to use his “negative” to veto unjust proposals….

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Constitutional Debate, Frontier, Law, Politics During the War (1775-1783) June 14, 2022 June 13, 2022

The Articles of Confederation and Western Expansion

by Richard J. Werther

The Articles of Confederation described the first government of the new United States. As one may imagine from understanding the later debates on the…

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Newspapers, Postwar Politics (>1783), Reviews June 13, 2022 June 12, 2022

Informing a Nation: The Newspaper Presidency of Thomas Jefferson

by Kelly Mielke

BOOK REVIEW: Informing a Nation: The Newspaper Presidency of Thomas Jefferson by Mel Laracey (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2021) In Informing a Nation:…

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Documents, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) June 9, 2022 June 12, 2022

Point/Counterpoint, 1777 Style: Dueling Proclamations from Israel Putnam and William Tryon

by Todd W. Braisted

As the year 1777 drew to a close, the region around the city of New York had been under British control for a year….

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Diplomacy, People, Politics, Politics During the War (1775-1783) June 7, 2022 June 5, 2022

King Frederick the Great and the American Colonies: The Preliminaries

by Bob Ruppert

Upon the death of his grandfather on May 31, 1740, Frederick William II of the House of Hohenzollern became the King of Prussia. Over…

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Reviews, The War Years (1775-1783) June 6, 2022 May 30, 2022

A Very Fine Regiment: The 47th Foot During the American War of Independence, 1773–1783

by Patrick H. Hannum

BOOK REVIEW: A Very Fine Regiment: The 47th Foot during the American War of Independence, 1773-1783 by Paul Knight. (Warwick, UK: Helion Publishing, 2022) The…

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Interviews, Law, Slavery and Indentured Servitude, The War Years (1775-1783) June 4, 2022 June 4, 2022

This Week on Dispatches: Christian McBurney on How Rhode Island Prevented an Enslaved Family from Being Transported to the South

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews Rhode Island and Revolutionary War historian Christian McBurney on uncovering the extraordinary story of a man from…

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Critical Thinking, Letters and Correspondence, The War Years (1775-1783) June 2, 2022 May 30, 2022

First in Emotional Intelligence: George Washington During the Newburgh Conspiracy

by Brian Koyn

General George Washington stood in front of his assembled officers, reading glasses in hand, and stated, “Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on…

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Reviews, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) June 1, 2022 May 30, 2022

Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution

by Timothy Symington

BOOK REVIEW: Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution by Eric Jay Dolan (New York, NY: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2022) Marine historian Eric Jay…

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Constitutional Debate, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Postwar Politics (>1783) May 31, 2022 May 30, 2022

Williamsport, DC? How a Maryland Town Vied to be the Nation’s Capital

by Derrick E. Lapp

After seven years of fighting in the Revolutionary War, Otho Holland Williams returned home. It was the Spring of 1782. When he left Frederick,…

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Features May 31, 2022 May 30, 2022

The 2022 JAR Annual Volume

by Editors

The eighth straight uniform volume of selected articles from the previous calendar year is now available. The articles in the Journal of the American…

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Constitutional Debate, Law, Political Philosophy May 26, 2022 May 24, 2022

John Adams and the Rule of Law

by Stuart Hatfield

In the Spring of 1776, as the American Revolution was underway the movement of the Colonies towards independence was just starting to gain steam….

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Constitutional Debate, Critical Thinking, Law, Postwar Politics (>1783) May 24, 2022 May 23, 2022

Weaponizing Impeachment: Justice Samuel Chase and President Thomas Jefferson’s Battle Over the Process

by Al Dickenson

There was much discussion over the impeachment process during the Constitution’s ratifying debates. Federalists argued that the ability to impeach an individual gave disproportionate…

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Features May 23, 2022 May 24, 2022

Contributor Question: If We Only Had A Portrait . . .

by Editors

This month we asked our contributors, which person, for whom no image is known to exist, would you like to discover a full-length portrait…

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Critical Thinking, Law, Primary Sources, Slavery and Indentured Servitude May 19, 2022 May 16, 2022

Rhode Island Acts to Prevent an Enslaved Family from Being Transported to the South

by Christian McBurney

The American Revolution spurred the world’s first significant movement to abolish slavery and the African slave trade.[1] Before then, there was virtually no antislavery…

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Letters and Correspondence, Memorials, People, The War Years (1775-1783) May 17, 2022 May 16, 2022

The Brothers Bliss: A Soldier’s Account Behind the New York Lines

by Dayne Rugh

The Bliss Family roots run deep in Connecticut. Born in England around 1618, Thomas Bliss became a founder of Hartford and Norwich, Connecticut before…

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Native Americans, Reviews May 16, 2022 May 14, 2022

“The Chiefs Now in This City:” Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America

by Timothy Symington

“The Chiefs Now in This City:” Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America by Colin G. Calloway (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021) BOOK…

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Interviews, Letters and Correspondence, Political Philosophy, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Postwar Politics (>1783) May 14, 2022 May 17, 2022

This Week on Dispatches: M. Andrew Holowchak on Thomas Jefferson on Rebellion, Revolution, and “Treason”

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian M. Andrew Holowchak on interpreting the distinctions Thomas Jefferson made between rebellion, revolution, and treason. New…

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Autobiography and Biography, Frontier, Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783), Weapons May 12, 2022 May 16, 2022

Edward Hand’s American Journey

by David Price

It has been said of Edward Hand that he was “the stuff of which the hard core” of Washington’s army was made.[1] Indeed, he may…

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Autobiography and Biography, Frontier, People, The War Years (1775-1783) May 10, 2022 May 9, 2022

William Goforth: A Life of Patriotism, Courage, and Honor

by Mark R. Anderson

William Goforth played significant roles in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio in the age of the American Revolution and the Early Republic and he…

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Letters and Correspondence, People, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) May 9, 2022 May 8, 2022

Thomas Plumb, British Soldier, Writes Home from Rhode Island

by Don N. Hagist

“Dear Brother,” wrote Thomas Plumb from Newport, Rhode Island, on February 22, 1777, “this comes with my kind Love to you and hope these…

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Critical Thinking, Documents, Interviews, Politics During the War (1775-1783) May 8, 2022 May 8, 2022

This Week on Dispatches: James M. Deitch on the 23rd, 25th, and 27th Grievances of the Declaration of Independence

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews Marine Corps veteran and JAR contributor James M. Deitch on his analysis of the 23rd, 25th,…

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Critical Thinking, People, Political Philosophy May 5, 2022 May 4, 2022

“Acts Against the Oppressions of the Government”: Jefferson on Rebellion, Revolution, and “Treason”

by M. Andrew Holowchak

Jefferson’s views on rebellion and revolution, when they are addressed, are often largely misapprehended in the secondary literature. One reason for the confusion is…

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Diplomacy, Frontier, Native Americans, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775) May 3, 2022 May 2, 2022

Charles Thomson and the Delaware

by James M. Smith

There are many, many founding fathers in the story of America’s Revolution and unfortunately only a few are really known to the general public….

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Autobiography and Biography, People, Reviews, The War Years (1775-1783) May 2, 2022 May 1, 2022

Cornwallis: Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary World

by John R. Maass

BOOK REVIEW: Cornwallis: Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary World by Richard Middleton (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022). It says something about an…

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Features, Interviews, Letters and Correspondence, People April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022

This Week on Dispatches: Patrick H. Hannum and Frederick R. Kienle on George Washington’s Leadership Advice

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews  long-time JAR contributor Patrick H. Hannum and his co-author Frederick R. Keinle on George Washington’s leadership…

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Documents, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) April 28, 2022 April 26, 2022

Orderly Book of the 5th Continental Infantry Regiment, New Hampshire Historical Society

by Michael Barbieri

In the summer and fall of 1776, the decrepit fortifications at Ticonderoga and the area surrounding it became one of the top five population…

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Critical Thinking, Documents, Native Americans, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Slavery and Indentured Servitude April 26, 2022 April 24, 2022

The 27th Grievance of the Declaration of Independence

by James M. Deitch

“He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known…

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Critical Thinking, Documents, Politics During the War (1775-1783) April 25, 2022 April 24, 2022

The 25th Grievance of the Declaration of Independence

by James M. Deitch

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the twenty-seven grievances against the King listed in the Declaration of Independence, he did so with the intention of encapsulating…

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Critical Thinking, Features, Interviews, People, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) April 24, 2022 April 24, 2022

This Week on Dispatches: Don N. Hagist on the British Soldiers who Marched to Concord

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews  JAR managing editor Don N. Hagist on the demographics of the British soldiers who marched to…

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Autobiography and Biography, Engineering and Technology, Science April 21, 2022 April 15, 2022

Benjamin Franklin, Fireman

by Jack Campbell

Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents and titles. He was a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, politician, diplomat, and philosopher, among other things….

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