William Bradford was a printer and longtime rival of Benjamin Franklin leading up to the American Revolution.
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Goose Van Schaick Leads The Onondaga Expedition
Goose Van Schaick’s most important assignment led him against the Native Americans of the Onondaga Tribe.
John Bubenheim Bayard and the Pennsylvania Board of War
John Bubenheim Bayard was a merchant in Pennsylvania who supported the War of Independence in a variety of ways.
Timothy Danielson Declines to Attend Congress Thrice
Timothy Danielson was an early rebel who preferred to fight in the Revolutionary War over sitting in the Continental Congress.
Samuel Wyllys and the First Company Governor's Foot Guard
Samuel Wyllys was the creator of Connecticut’s First Company Governor’s Foot Guard.
Jonathan Ward Competes For His Own Regiment
Jonathan Ward was a Colonel in the Continental Army who led his own Regiment for two years.
Pierse Long and the Battle of Fort Ann
Pierse Long was a Continental Army Colonel who led soldiers in the Battle of Fort Ann.
Civil Engineering and Tasty Apples - Loammi Baldwin's Massachusetts
Loammi Baldwin is often called the Father of American Civil Engineering.
Southy Simpson - The Definitive Biography of a Forgotten Founder
Southy Simpson was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses during the tumultuous years leading to the Revolutionary War.
Issac 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.