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On this day 250 years ago in New York City, a mob storms the home of the outspoken Loyalist Myles Cooper, President of King’s College (now Columbia University). Two students of King’s College, Alexander Hamilton and Robert Troup, stall the mob to allow Cooper to flee to a British ship that would carry him to…
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On this day 250 years ago, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Peyton Randolph, Edmund Pendleton, Benjamin Harrison, Joseph Hewes and Richard Caswell arrived in Philadelphia and dined at the City Tavern. They would take their seats in the Continental Congress the next day. Washington, Lee and Harrison stayed at the home of Joseph Reed, who…
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On this day 250 years ago, at Boonesborough, in what is now Kentucky, Richard Henderson and the other settlers in his party formally established the Transylvania Colony and designated Boonesborough as its capital. Although the Transylvania Colony would establish a government and be self-governing for the next couple of years during the Revolution, it was never…
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On this day 250 years ago at Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys rendezvoused at Castleton, Vermont, after taking various routes from Bennington and other locations to disguise their march. At the same time, Captain Noah Phelps of Connecticut had gone ahead to enter Fort Ticonderoga disguised as a peddler to gather intelligence before…
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On this day 250 years ago in Williamsburg, Virginia, Royal Governor Lord Dunmore issued a proclamation against “a certain Patrick Henry, of the County of Hanover, and a Number of his deluded Followers.” Sources: https://www.varsitytutors.com/earlyamerica/early-america-review/volume-8/the-proclamation-against-patrick-henry; https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/dbva/items/show/314 On this day 250 years ago in Baltimore, Maryland, Col. George Washington and the other delegates reviewed four companies…
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On this day 250 years ago on the road to Baltimore, Maryland, George Washington and Richard Henry Lee met up with their fellow delegates travelling to join the Continental Congress. Washington, Lee, Peyton Randolph, Edmund Pendleton and Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, and also Joseph Hewes and Richard Caswell of North Carolina, were escorted into by…
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On this day 250 years ago in James City County, Virginia, Carter Braxton rode the short distance to Doncastle’s Ordinary to meet with Patrick Henry. Braxton delivered to Henry a promissory note to pay for the gunpowder seized by Governor Dunmore. With their mission accomplished, the Hanover militia returned to their homes and Henry journeyed…
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On this day 250 years ago at Belgrade Farm in Perquimans County, North Carolina, John Harvey died from illness after earlier falling from his horse. Although not remembered by many today, Harvey was the leader of the North Carolina Provincial Congress and has been called the “Father of the American Revolution in North Carolina” by…
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On this day 250 years ago in Bedford, New Hampshire, Matthew Patten recorded in his diary: Shed forged a Guard and some Rods for pining on the Quills and Stock on the Gun and I attended a Meeting of the town on our affairs of the country and Capt Moor had a training and our…
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On this day 250 years ago in New Haven, the Connecticut Legislature commissioned David Wooster as a Major General in command of six regiments, with Joseph Spencer and Israel Putnam commissioned as Brigadier Generals.That day several other officers received their commissions and immediately began recruiting in Connecticut. Source: https://www.americanwars.org/ct-american-revolution/general-staff-officers-connecticut-1775.htm On this day 250 years year…
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