Dissolve Hampshire Co back into Frederick Co VA
Out of the blue we run into a motion in the Virginia House of Burgesses on 27 March 1759 to dissolve Hampshire County. The motion to...
Oath of Abjuration and the Test Oath
The need for this oath owes its origins to a beheading. King Charles I was beheaded on 30th January 1649. This oath also owes its...
King Charles III, II and I
We've just witnessed the coronation of King Charles III, Saturday 5/6/2023. But this makes a good reason to ask who the previous Charles...
EVERY "tion" word is the same as "cion"
In the preface to the Virginia House of Burgesses Journals during the age of Queen Anne, the style of spelling, and the font of letters...
The War Effort in 1759
Fort Duquesne, the French Fort, is no longer a threat. George Washington is no longer the leader of the Virginia Regiment. Fort Loudoun...
La Force captured at Jumonville, now in NYC
French prisoner, LaForce (Michel Pépin) pops up again April 21, 1759. He's in New York City now. But his English guardians need some...
The Gray Champion - Nathaniel Hawthorne
We take a break from April 1759 in April 2023 to reach back to our ancestors of April 1689. Nathaniel Hawthorn tells a story of that....
Little Carpenter doesn't quit. Against all Odds.
Little Carpenter is indefatiguable. He does not weaken under insult. This man keeps his head straight. Everybody else feels compelled...
STEWART STREET- story of a polite curt reply
Next time you drive down Stewart Street in Winchester, you will remember the story of the polite curt reply. George Washington politely...
Stewart Street -- is it named after Capt Robt Stewart?
There are several Stewarts who can confuse us. . Not John Stewart, Ordinary owner He was an owner of an Ordinary in Winchester VA. An...
