Mordecai Gist was leader of the Maryland 400 who held off the British at the Battle of Long Island while the rest of the Continental Army made their retreat.
Stephen Higginson Throws Shade At John Hancock
Stephen Higginson was a privateer who helped fight the Revolutionary War at sea. His most notable battle, however, was a public fight with John Hancock.
John Hart - Cave Dweller
John Hart was a New Jersey native who signed the Declaration of Independence the hid in a cave.
Elias Boudinot Signs The Preliminary Articles of Peace
Elias Boudinot was a President of the Continental Congress.
Impartial Examiner I - Expressly Reserved Rights
In the Impartial Examiner I an anonymous Anti-Federalist author attacks the Constitution for its lack of a Bill of Rights.
Robert Goldsborough Recommends a Government to Washington
Robert Goldsborough was too ill to attend the Constitutional Convention, but sent along his plan for a Federal Government anyway.
Penelope Barker and the Edenton Tea Party
In October of 1774 Penelope Barker organized the all female Edenton Tea Party.
James A. Bayard Does Hamilton's Dirty Work
James A. Bayard was an important Federalist in the House of Representatives during the Adams and Jefferson Presidencies.
Isaac Smith - Partisan Politics in Early New Jersey
Isaac Smith spent two decades on the New Jersey Supreme Court before getting caught up in the difficult politics of Jeffersonian Era.
Mary Katherine Goddard Reveals the Signers of the Declaration
Mary Katherine Goddard published the ‘Goddard Broadsides’ which was the first to reveal the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Timothy Pickering Serves at the Pleasure of the President
Timothy Pickering held cabinet positions in both the Washington and Adams Administrations.
A Preview of the Impartial Examiner
The Impartial Examiner was a series of Anti-Federalist Papers published in Virginia during the first half of 1788.
The First Mayor of Pittsburgh - War Documenter Ebenezer Denny
Ebenezer Denny became the first Mayor of Pittsburgh after keeping war journals which provide valuable insight into the early American military.
'Light Horse Harry Lee' Quells The Whiskey Rebels
Henry Lee III was an important cavalry leader in the Continental Army who went on to become Governor of Virginia.
Cowardice and Misbehaviour: The Court Martial of John Wisner
Captain John Wisner was not made for war and his cowardice led to a horrific defeat for the Continental Army.
Eliza Lucas Pinckney Transforms South Carolina's Economy
Eliza Lucas Pinckney’s agricultural experiments led to indigo developing into one of the most profitable crops in South Carolina.
The Essays of Brutus: An Overview
A review of the arguments of a leading Anti-Federalist.
The First Woman Executed in the United States - Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner
Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner was the first woman executed in the United States of America.
Samuel Dexter Runs Half The Cabinet
Samuel Dexter was both Secretary of War and Treasury during the John Adams Administration.
Interrogated By A Predecessor - Attorney General Levi Lincoln, Sr.
Levi Lincoln, Sr. was Attorney General during the first term of Thomas Jefferson’s Administration.