Benjamin Church

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Espionage and Cryptography, People, The War Years (1775-1783) September 14, 2023 September 14, 2023

The Perfidious Benjamin Church and Paul Revere

by Louis Arthur Norton

For many years Paul Revere was not prominent in the history of the Revolutionary War. Extremely versatile, he was a Massachusetts militia officer and…

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Historic Sites, People, Places, Preservation, Travel January 26, 2021 January 24, 2021

Following Paul Revere Home: The Demolition and Preservation of Boston’s Landmarks

by Brooke Barbier

Here’s one of the things I love most about Boston: If it were possible to drop Paul Revere in downtown today, he could, quite…

Features, Interviews, Medicine, Politics During the War (1775-1783) April 12, 2020 April 12, 2020

This Week on Dispatches: Justin McHenry on John Morgan, William Shippen, and the Fate of the Continental Medical Department

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews archivist and JAR contributor Justin McHenry about the heated rivalry between John Morgan and William Shippen over control…

Medicine, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) January 28, 2020 January 28, 2020

John Morgan vs. William Shippen: The Battle that Defined the Continental Medical Department

by Justin McHenry

John Morgan and William Shippen, Jr. stood shoulder to shoulder in the crowd outside of old Westminster Hall on September 22, 1761. They were…

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