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Postwar Politics (>1783) March 9, 2016 August 28, 2016

Alexander Hamilton, Benedict Arnold and a “forgotten” Publius

by Stephen Brumwell

Thanks to a critically-acclaimed and phenomenally popular Broadway musical, Alexander Hamilton has, quite literally, returned to the spotlight. The success of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton,…

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Arts & Literature February 26, 2015 February 26, 2015

Top 10 Revolutionary War Newspapers

by Carol Sue Humphrey

Historians have long praised newspapers for the role they played during the American Revolution, but they don’t always zero in on specific papers that…

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1. Russell Hopp Ten Graves of Patriot Spies

I wonder if anything in the spy game is known about Elijah Townsend. There is a statement about his post war: Ludington was sociable and often in his retirement met…
2. Mike Barbieri “Good and Sufficient Testimony:” The Development of the Revolutionary War Pension Plan

I suspect the vast majortiy of differences in service dates between governmental records and veterans' accounts came from foggy memories. These guys are trying to recall events from forty or…
3. HENRY T. PAISTE, III Skirmish at James’s Plantation: Victory and Defeat for Benedict Arnold in Virginia

AMAZING COLLECTION OF INFORMATION REF.ARNOLD IN VIRGINIA - AND LATER ON. NEEDS TO BE READ THREE OR FOUR TIMES -- TO "DIGEST" THE MAIN POINTS OF THIS "VAST WORK"... NICELY…