Populations in June & July 1759
So how big were some of the cities in the NY, PA, MD, VA regions? On 9 July 1759 Andrew Burnaby (born 16 August 1732 – died 9 March...
Death looks Small and Distant on 4 July 1776
July 4th 1776 - What was in the ken of Washington that day? Adam Stephen remembers the 3rd and the 9th in his letter on July 4, 1776 to...
A Fourth of July 1759 Indian Conference
"On July 4, 1759, . . . Trent, Ward, and George Croghan (now deptuy agent to the superintendent of Indian Affairs, found themselves once...