Virginia Bounty for scalps invites cheaters
Just the scalp invite is bad enough. But both Cherokee and White chose to cheat to win those bounties in many ways. Cut a scalp in...
Postmortem by Forbes: Myrmidons
The dying General Forbes dubs the reduced Fort Duquesne as Pittsburgh 1 Dec 1758. After organizing who is staying to guard this area of...
The Postmortem by Forbes: The Indian Ohio country
Fred Anderson in his Crucible of War book writes about Forbes concerns for the future. "Forbes begged Amherst, "not [to] think...
The Postmortem by Forbes: The Gold Medallions
The Gold Medallions? They were never made, never worn by the officers for which it was meant. Except they were made by the Boy Scouts....
Evan Shelby on up to Ford vs Ferrari
Move over Daniel Boone. Here's one who didn't have the Star Making Machinery behind the Popular Song. He's the main one man in the...
The Postmortem on Forbes
In this year of 2022 we are coming to a close, reviewing 1758 and in particular the Forbes Expedition. Winchester VA is watching. That...
Charles Smith pays GW Dec 1758 - Currency of the Realm
This economy was the land of Promissory Notes - promises to pay. Ledger books of these IOUs were recorded. Sometimes these Promissory...
Skulls, no Bones? Peter Halkett's Death Embrace true?
The French blew up their Fort DuQuesne late afternoon 24 Nov 1758. This place defined what Winchester VA was all about for half of a...
The Night Fort Duquesne died
Everything about the existence of forts in the Winchester Va area and old Frederick County VA were all about defending against the French...
The British Empire
Winchester was part of this Empire from 1744 to 1776, - 32yrs . Frederick Co VA was part of this Empire 1738 to 1776 - 38 yrs . Virgina...
