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Constitutional Debate, Postwar Politics (>1783), Religion September 2, 2019 September 2, 2019

America’s Revolution Against Toleration: The Rise of True Religious Liberty

by Brian Patrick O'Malley

In 1793, a widely circulated American editorial observed, “A few years ago, to say of any man that he was ‘a friend to toleration,’…

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Features, Memorials, Myths and Legends, Religion October 15, 2018 October 14, 2018

Revisiting the Prayer at Valley Forge

by Blake McGready

When George Washington died in 1799, partisan infighting and international crises threatened the survival of the American experiment. Many Americans believed in Washington’s unique…

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2. Jett Conner The Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1793: Nine Observations and Lessons

Certainly a timely article. It's worth noting that Thomas Paine, a friend of Rush's during the Revolutionary period, wrote an article in 1806 exploring the causes of the disease. It…
3. Nick Christhilf The Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1793: Nine Observations and Lessons

My ancestor, George Christhilf, a musician, and two of his children, Maria and Daniel, died unexpectedly in Philadelphia's 1793 Yellow Fever epidemic. I have read much about the disease and…