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Letters and Correspondence, People, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) May 9, 2022 May 8, 2022

Thomas Plumb, British Soldier, Writes Home from Rhode Island

by Don N. Hagist

“Dear Brother,” wrote Thomas Plumb from Newport, Rhode Island, on February 22, 1777, “this comes with my kind Love to you and hope these…

Features, Interviews, Newspapers, The War Years (1775-1783) August 1, 2021 August 1, 2021

This Week on Dispatches: Norman Desmarais on the Gazette Françoise

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor, writer, and historian Norman Desmarais on the Gazette Françoise, a French newspaper published for…

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Thank you for an excellent article shedding some light on a great American hero! Having visited his home in Lancaster several times, it is well worth the visit.
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Excellent article on a great patriot. I assume Charles Scott of the 5th Va Regt was leading Adam Stephen’s Va Brigade in his absence. Must have been the addition of…
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