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Letterbook related to the Newburgh Conspiracy, March 1783 (Gilder Lehrman Collec

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George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy, 1783

In March of 1783, George Washington faced a serious threat to his authority and to the...

Timothy Pickering Jr. to Timothy Pickering Sr., February 23, 1778. (GLC)

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A patriot’s letter to his loyalist father, 1778

In February 1778, Timothy Pickering Jr. received word from Massachusetts that his...

George Washington to the New Hampshire legislature, December 29, 1777. (GLC)

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George Washington from Valley Forge on the urgent need for men and supplies, 1777

George Washington’s words in this letter represent a stirring plea for...

Alexander Hamilton to François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois, October 12, 1780 (GLC)

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Alexander Hamilton’s “gloomy” view of the American Revolution, 1780

By October 1780, in the midst of the American...

Henry Knox to Lucy Knox, July 8, 1776. (GLC02437.00363)

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Henry Knox on the British invasion of New York, 1776

When twenty-six-year-old Henry Knox, the Continental Army’s...

Lucy Knox to Henry Knox, May 1777. (GLC05895)

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Lucy Knox on the home front during the Revolutionary War, 1777

Like many others before and after her, Lucy Knox performed a continuous juggling act as a busy wife and mother. Born into an...

Benjamin Duvivier, George Washington before Boston, medal, ca. 1790 (GLC03221)

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The British evacuation of Boston, 1776

On March 25, 1776, only eight days after...

Henry Knox to George Washington, December 17, 1775 (GLC02437.00222)

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Dragging cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston, 1775

On March 17, 1776, George Washington stood on Dorchester...

George Washington to Henry Knox, April 1, 1789. (GLC02437.09419)

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The first inauguration: George Washington and his reluctance to become president, 1789

From 1787 to 1789, as the Constitution was submitted for ratification by the states,...

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A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy

Murphy, Jim. A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy. New York: Clarion Books, 1996.