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Law, Letters and Correspondence, Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775) July 11, 2023 July 11, 2023

The Fall of 1774 in Boston

by Bob Ruppert

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by imposing on the colony of Massachusetts four laws including the Boston Port Bill. This bill received…

Economics, Law, Prewar Politics (<1775) June 20, 2023 June 20, 2023

by Bob Ruppert

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by imposing on the colony of Massachusetts a series of Acts, collectively called the Coercive Acts. The…

Crime and Justice, People, Prewar Politics (<1775) April 4, 2023 April 3, 2023

by J. L. Bell

On October 10, 1774, the brigantine Charlotte arrived at Newport, Rhode Island, from London. On board was a sailor named Samuel Dyer, and he told a…

People August 11, 2015 August 28, 2016

by Bob Ruppert

Isaac Barré was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1726. He was educated at Trinity College and following graduation in 1745 enrolled at the Inns…

Critical Thinking June 25, 2013 August 28, 2016

by J. L. Bell

I started with an innocent question about the British Parliament’s Quartering Act of 1774: Did American Patriots list that law as one of the…

1. Mark Sternberg Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Nice article, Phil, and great to meet you at Fort Lee. Just a minor correction - it's Zachariah "Hawkins," not "Newkirk."
2. Phil Weaver Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Thanks Joe. There is so much there in such things if you take a look. It gets you to the minutia that people like you and me get into.
3. Phil Weaver Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Thanks Mike. The support documents often have a lot of information. If drill down a bit farther, there are sometimes letters from later generations in the application file that identify…