Sarah Livingston Jay was an important social leader both during the American Founding and during the peace talks leading up to the Treaty of Paris.
All tagged Treaty of Paris
Revenge Hanging - Joshua Huddy and the Charles Asgill Affair
The Asgill Affair was a challenging time for General Washington which slowed down peace negotiations in France
Heir Apparent at the Treaty of Paris - William Temple Franklin
William Temple Franklin was Benjamin Franklin’s grandson and Secretary at the Treaty of Paris.
...And Richard Beresford Makes Nine
Richard Beresford is a little known Founder who played a small part in two important events.
April 19th and the War for Independence
April 19th is a significant date in the American Revolution as it signals both the start and end of the war.
Henry Laurens
Laurens' contemporaries sent him to Philadelphia where he would spend a year as President of the Second Continental Congress. He was the presiding officer when the Articles of Confederation was signed.
John Jay - The First Chief Justice
By 1777, at the age of only 31, Jay was one of three men who drafted the Constitution of New York. In the same year he was elected Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court.
Benjamin Franklin
This is a brief overview of Benjamin Franklin. His life was an amazing journey filled with interesting thoughts and experimentation as well as his revolutionary ideals.
John Adams
John Adams was, quite literally, part of the Revolution from the very beginning. He was publishing articles against British taxes by the early 1770's.