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Critical Thinking, Law, People December 22, 2020 December 16, 2020

The Mount Vernon Slave Who Made Good: The Mystery of William Costin

by David O. Stewart

William “Will” Costin was found dead in his own bed on the morning of May 31, 1842. Washington City’s leading newspaper, the Daily National…

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Critical Thinking, Pension Records, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) October 1, 2020 September 29, 2020

A Demographic View of North Carolina Militia and State Troops, 1775–1783

by Douglas R. Dorney, Jr.

After nearly a quarter of a millennium, what do we really know about the militia and state troops that served during the Revolutionary War?…

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Thank you for this excellent, well researched and well written piece, Shawn. Seeing the Wallace statue again reminded me of fishing years ago on the idyllic Tweed river, over which…
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On July 1, 1780, Rawdon wrote Rugeley that he would award " the inhabitants ten guineas for the head of any deserter belonging to the Volunteers of Ireland, and five…
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I think you're absolutely right, Bill - that's a point I make in the manuscript I'm working on that's a very extended version of the article. Thanks for your comments,…