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Economics, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783) March 12, 2019 March 14, 2019

How Robert Morris’s “Magick” Money Saved the American Revolution

by Harlow Giles Unger

The year 1780 ended badly, and the new year boded worse for America’s War of Independence. Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold’s treason and defection to…

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Economics, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) January 21, 2019 January 21, 2019

Continental Congress vs. Continental Army: Paying For It All

by Stuart Hatfield

When the Second Continental Congress met in June 1775, they were not prepared for what they found. Several months earlier on April 19 the…

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1. Brian S. Barrett The American Revolution in Alexandria, Virginia: Upheaval in George Washington’s Hometown

Nice work Kieran. Alexandria as a center for smallpox inoculation is a curiosity. Many Continental officers opposed inoculation because their units were laid up for two weeks or more with…
2. Joseph Lee Boyle Native Americans at Valley Forge

I had some followup in the original article which had to be taken out due to lack of space. As follows: "The Oneidas and Tuscaroras who had allied with the…
3. Gene Procknow Major James Wemyss: Second Most Hated British Officer in the South

Wemyss is buried in the Old Burying Hill Cemetery in Huntington Long Island. His grave marker reads, "Formerly a distinguished Officer in the service of his country." This area was…