William Legge

People November 8, 2017 November 5, 2017

The Earl of Dartmouth’s First Year as Secretary of State for the Colonies

by Bob Ruppert

William Legge, the second Earl of Dartmouth, had three interests: his family, his estates, and his religion. He was known by many as “the…

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1. Jay Anderson A Demographic View of North Carolina Militia and State Troops, 1775–1783

Thank you, Douglas, for this very interesting article on militia demographics. And thanks to Will Graves and C. Leon Harris for their dedicated pension app work, which has proved quite…
2. Doug Dorney A Demographic View of North Carolina Militia and State Troops, 1775–1783

Jason, Thank for the comments. On the signatures, the transcribers often made notes about whether the pensioner's "signature" matched handwriting of the person taking the statement. In those cases, I…
3. Jason Wickersty A Demographic View of North Carolina Militia and State Troops, 1775–1783

Awesome! Looks like we had a mind meld at some point, because I'm working on a very similar project with New Jersey soldiers! I'd be cautious about the literacy rate,…