Stanwix names Fort Pitt in Nov 1759
John Stanwix is the one who names this new big fortress, "Fort Pitt" on 20 Nov 1759. Proof of this claim is found in a letter: Gen. John...
Big lawyer bill for GW's Custis Estate Nov 1759
There's always a gatekeeper to your money. Think your bank. Their's always an intermediary. In this case there had to be one. This was...
The ups and downs of William Peachey
As we cover 1759 in this year of 2023, we run into a plea by William Peachey on 28 Nov 1759 and then on 4 Dec 1759 to pay his troops a...
Same as it is today -- a sellout Peace coming? 24 Nov 1759
Ben Franklin is still in England. He writes a sarcastic anticipation of a sell out peace published in the press 25 Nov 1759. Here are...
Lyttelton's Expedition mid to end of Nov 1759
South Carolina Governor Lyttelton was appointed on 14 Nov 1759 to be Governor of the empire's most profitable colony Jamaica. He was...
Militia Court Martial 1755
This story is brought to you by courtesy of Mike Robinson, author of Winchester Tales and who recently started a series on Ghost Tales. ...
Israel map in 1759 as imagined of the 12 tribes
A German map maker company depicted Israel of Old Testament Bible times. It shows the lands of the 12 tribes of Israel. It does not...
Remember Stobo? He is awarded £1000 ! 19 Nov 1759
Robert Stobo is not only being awarded on 19 Nov 1759 £1000 but that is in ADDITION to his backpay salary whle he was in prisoner. Did he...
Slaves - Seller pays vs Buyer pays? 20 Nov 1759
Slavery big and strong was going on in 1759 in Virginia. Lincoln . . . says of those who strive "to prove slavery a very good thing, we...
Backcountry vs Frontier
"Before 1776 the region . . . . . was known as the "back settlements" or the "backcountry." or merely the "back parts." Scarcely anyone...
