Pittsburg without an 'h'
During 1759 we are interested in place names and the stories behind them. One of them is how Pittsburgh got to be Pittsburgh. All the...
James Wood's Mourning Ring - 6 Nov 1759
James Wood, Founder of Winchester Virginia is alleged to have died of Smallpox 6 Nov 1759. James Wood's death is allegedly known because...
John Mercer sells Abridgement of the laws book 2 Nov 1759
This book, An Exact Abridgement of all the Public Acts of Assembly of Virginia in Force and Use, was another attempt at gaining income....
Fort Loudoun needs finishing 1 Nov 1759
Lord Francis Fauquier speaks to the House of Burgesses to complete Fort Loudoun. Eleven months after Colonel George Washington resigns...
The Virginia Regiment in 8 Nov 1759 leaving Pittsburg
Instead of raising more troops to help Lyttelton's request to Virginia for help in South Carolina against the Cherokee uprising, Virginia...
Governor Lyttelton of SC
William Lyttelton bio First, this is not the Lyttelton for who a fort in Pennsylvania is named. Fort Lyttelton in Pennsylvania is named...
Doves v Hawks South Carolina
Who are the doves and the hawks before the first of 3 Expeditions launches to punish the Cherokee nation for not giving up those who...
55 Cherokees crowd SC Commons House of Assembly
On 19 Oct 1759 the peace train of 55 Cherokees crowded into the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly in Charles Town SC. Governor...
Abraham Lincoln murdered by an Indian
That's the name of the grandfather of the famous Abraham Lincoln. We explore the connections briefly, then The Story. The Lincolns and...
What's Swamp Fox doing in Oct 1759?
You saw the Mel Gibson movie, The Patriot, when he and his men are camping at night in a swampy area (no mosquitos in that scene) and Mel...
