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Revisiting B. E. Griffiths: Former Slave, Queen’s Ranger, and “Son of Africa”
In a recent article, Todd Braisted reconstructed the remarkable story of a black Loyalist soldier, “Trumpeter Barney” of the Queen’s Rangers.[1] Through meticulous archival... The post Revisiting B. E....
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Another Three Loyalist Declarations Signed in the Fall of 1776
The Declaration of Dependence signed by 547 New York City Loyalists in November 1776 was not the only such declaration written and signed by loyal... The post Another Three Loyalist Declarations Signed...
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Eyewitness to the British Retreat from Lexington: The Timothy Pickering Letter
A newly appointed colonel in the Essex County militia, Timothy Pickering led some 700 men of the Salem and Essex militia toward Boston, Massachusetts,... The post Eyewitness to the British Retreat from...
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The Court-Martial of Captain Joel Pratt
On one Sunday morning in late April 1775, news arrived in Spencertown, New York, of the occurrences at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. This alarm... The post The Court-Martial of Captain Joel...
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If Only We Had a Primary Source: Stories of the American Revolution
There are many myths associated with the American Revolution, and at JAR we do our best to set the record straight on as many... The post If Only We Had a Primary Source: Stories of the American...
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Thomas Fletchall’s Association: A Loyalist Proclamation in the South Carolina...
Thomas Fletchall was a man of considerable influence in the South Carolina backcountry. Born in Maryland in 1725, Fletchall and his family relocated to... The post Thomas Fletchall’s Association: A...
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The Declaration of Independence: Did John Hancock Really Say That about his...
When we picture the Declaration of Independence, most of us immediately think of the document handwritten on parchment and signed at the bottom by... The post The Declaration of Independence: Did John...
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The Declaration of Independence: The Twenty-Seven Grievances
The Declaration of Independence included twenty-seven specific grievances about the conduct of the King and British government. We asked our contributors to choose one... The post The Declaration of...
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The Constitution Counted Free Women and Children—And It Mattered
As adopted by the Constitutional Convention, Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution mandated that the population numbers forming the basis for... The post The Constitution Counted Free...
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A General’s Funeral: The Burial of Enoch Poor Revisted
In the May 30, 2016 issue of this Journal, Todd W. Braisted introduced us to General Enoch Poor of New Hampshire, his death, and... The post A General’s Funeral: The Burial of Enoch Poor Revisted...
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Jacob Duché: Mixing Religion and Politics During the Revolution
In a country in which one of the main constitutional principles is separation of church and state, it is counter-intuitive to find that there... The post Jacob Duché: Mixing Religion and Politics...
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Cornwallis Quits Charlotte, Abandoning the Autumn Campaign of 1780
This article is a companion piece to one of mine that appeared in this journal on July 18, 2017. Beginning with the start of the... The post Cornwallis Quits Charlotte, Abandoning the Autumn Campaign...
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Augustine Barrett, Escaped British Prisoner of War, Pleads his Case
“About five weeks after he made his escape from Prospect hill,” Augustine Barrett told the board of inquiry, “he was confined in the Prison... The post Augustine Barrett, Escaped British Prisoner of...
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James Moore’s Commission in the East Florida Rangers
Under the leadership of Royal Governor Patrick Tonyn, East Florida remained in the hands of the British Crown during the Imperial Crisis, not an... The post James Moore’s Commission in the East Florida...
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Giving Thanks: John Gridley’s Prayer Bill
Housed in the Medfield Historical Society is a rare collection of prayer bills containing the prayers of thanksgiving from Massachusetts soldiers and their families... The post Giving Thanks: John...
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Courts-Martial of the Corps of Light Infantry, 1779
Orderly books are great sources of information for military historians. Their contents are a treasure, and include everything from general and regimental orders, returns,... The post Courts-Martial of...
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The Lewes Lighthouse Legend Re-examined and Re-interpreted
Those who write “local history” without documenting or citing their sources may as well be writing historical fiction. There may be some truth in... The post The Lewes Lighthouse Legend Re-examined and...
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Valley Forge’s Threshold: The Encampment at Gulph Mills
William Trego’s painting The March to Valley Forge is iconic. Where the Continental Army marched from has been largely overlooked. That march was from The... The post Valley Forge’s Threshold: The...
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Impeachment: The Framers Debate and Discuss
Author’s Note: Selections from all resolutions and working drafts are italicized. Most of what we know about the framers’ discussions comes from James Madison’s... The post Impeachment: The Framers...
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The David Library of the American Revolution as It Was: JAR Contributors...
The end of 2019 marks the end of an era, when one of the world’s premier institutions for research on early America, The David... The post The David Library of the American Revolution as It Was: JAR...
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