Traders or Traitors? The New Jersey Shop License Law of 1780
byFollowing the campaign of 1776, New York City and environs were occupied by British forces. For the rest of the war, George Washington threatened,…
Following the campaign of 1776, New York City and environs were occupied by British forces. For the rest of the war, George Washington threatened,…
“About five weeks after he made his escape from Prospect hill,” Augustine Barrett told the board of inquiry, “he was confined in the Prison…
During the American Revolution, Bergen County, New Jersey, was flooded with combatants from all over America, many of whom had never been to the…
“But while a confidence trickster, a play actor or a gambler can return from his performance to the ranks of his admirers, the secret…
Deciding the guilt or innocence of a defendant in a criminal case today is generally left in the hands of twelve citizens comprising a…
One of the finest sources for anecdotal, first-hand accounts of the Revolution is the U.S. Pension & Bounty Land Applications in the National Archives….
In November 1776, a British army under Lieutenant-General Sir William Howe was on the offensive, having successfully driven American forces off of Manhattan island…