New Acquisition: Henry Clay Draft of Article IX of the Treaty of Ghent
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan Dorn describes a new acquisition - the Henry Clay draft of Article IX of the Treaty of Ghent.
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Evidence from Invisible Worlds in Salem
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Exactly 328 years ago yesterday, authorities in Salem, Massachusetts executed 5 people, making the nineteenth of August a particularly bloody day in the history of the Salem Witch Trials. Those people were Reverend George Burroughs, Martha Carrier, George Jacobs Sr., John Proctor, and John Willard. Salem’s witch hysteria lasted from early 1692 until the following …
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Alexander Hamilton Defending Loyalist Property Rights
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Last Saturday was the 216th anniversary of the famous duel that Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr fought on the dueling grounds in Weehawken, New Jersey; the duel that led to Hamilton’s death. With that anniversary in mind – and since Hamilton is in the news again – we thought it would be fun to highlight …
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