Jonathan Bayer, Author at Journal of the American Revolution

Author: Jonathan Bayer

Jonathan Bayer is a graduate student in history at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. He received an undergraduate degree in history from Walla Walla University in 2013 and a Master’s degree in history from the University of Windsor in 2016. His research interests include North American print history, the history of Canadian-American relations, and Loyalism in the American Revolution. The happiest day of his life will be the day the Toronto Maple Leafs win their first Stanley Cup since 1967.

Audiovisual Posted on April 8, 2021April 5, 2021

Fake News of the Surrender of Quebec: A Video Contribution

In 1776, the Pennsylvania Evening Post printed a letter, allegedly from Paris, which reported that American commander Benedict Arnold had captured the last major British stronghold in Canada, Quebec City.[1] While almost certainly not the first of its kind, this letter from the Post is one of the earliest examples of fake news during the Revolutionary […]

by Jonathan Bayer

Food & Lifestyle Posted on November 10, 2016November 4, 2016

Society at Auction: Coffee-House Culture in Occupied New York

In 1779, three years into the British occupation of New York during the American Revolution, a man returned to the city to “attend the usual hours of business at [Merchants’] Coffee House.”[1] He must have been destined to pursue his particular trade, for his name was “William Tongue, Licensed Auctioneer.”[2] The institution to which the […]

by Jonathan Bayer