Samuel Latham Mitchill was a Physician who published the first Medical Journal in the Early Republic.
John Parke Custis: George Washington's Stepson
John Parke Custis was George Washington’s stepson and may have been an important American Founder if his life was not tragically cut short.
Cato IV - President or Monarch?
In Cato IV an Anti-Federalist author attacks the office of President under the US Constitution as dangerous and potentially monarchical.
William Bradford - The Second Attorney General
William Bradford Jr was the second Attorney General in US history.
William Bradford Burns Fort Billingsport
William Bradford was a printer and longtime rival of Benjamin Franklin leading up to the American Revolution.
Poor Richard's Hoax - Making Ben Franklin Famous
Benjamin Franklin first became a popular author with his Poor Richard’s Almanac. To gain the public’s attention, he performed an amazing hoax.
John Langdon and the Battle of Fort William and Mary.
The Battle of Fort William & Mary is one of the first major instances of Patriots taking up arms against the British in the American Revolution. John Langdon was at the head of the first attack.
Cato III - Ceding Power
In Cato III an Anti-Federalist author (probably George Clinton) argues that the US Constitution creates a government that encompasses too many people who are spread too far apart.
Gilbert Stuart Captures Founders For Posterity
Gilbert Stuart painted many of the images we recognize today of the American Founders.
William Samuel Johnson - Represent
William Samuel Johnson was a Delegate to the Stamp Act Congress and Constitutional Convention, but had a bout of Loyalism along the way.
William Livingston Governs New Jersey
William Livingston was perhaps the most powerful man in New Jersey during the American Revolution.
William Duer Almost Bankrupts America
William Duer’s desire to make money sank two businesses, cause the Panic of 1792 and almost destroyed the American economy in its infancy.
The Godfather of American Intelligence - Nathaniel Sackett
Nathaniel Sackett trained Benjamin Tallmadge (leader of the now-famous Culper Ring) in the art of spying.
Goose Van Schaick Leads The Onondaga Expedition
Goose Van Schaick’s most important assignment led him against the Native Americans of the Onondaga Tribe.
Esek Hopkins - Commander of the Continental Navy
Esek Hopkins was the first Commodore of the Continental Navy.
Samuel Kirkland - Preacher on the Frontier
Samuel Kirkland was a Presbyterian minister who moved to the Mohawk Valley in Upstate New York just as tensions were heating up with the British.
Polly Cooper - Healing Soldiers at Valley Forge
Polly Cooper was an Oneida woman who helped feed and heal the Continental Soldiers at Valley Forge.
John Schenck and the Ambush of Geary
John Schenck was a Captain of a New Jersey Militia unit who led an ambush which had large repercussions in the early days of the Revolutionary War.
Bunking With Hamilton - Robert Troup Revolts With His Roommate
Robert Troup was a college buddy of Alexander Hamilton who also participated in the Revolutionary War.