All posts tagged "letter"
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14.1KConnecticutThe Mysterious Moodus Noises of Connecticut
The mysterious Moodus noises in south central Connecticut for many years frightened the Puritan settlers. They weren’t alone. The Wangunk Indians had...
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4.8KPolitics and MilitaryIsrael Potter, Revolutionary POW, Hobnobs in Europe With a King and 2 Founding Fathers
Israel Potter, a Revolutionary War POW, spent 50 years in exile in England, where he met King George III, Benjamin Franklin and...
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5.6K1MaineRemembering Jonathan Cilley, the Reluctant Maine Duelist
In 1838, politicians in Washington, like Maine representative Jonathan Cilley, didn’t have Twitter to settle their political fights. But they did have...
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14.0K2ConnecticutIn 1640, More Puritans Left New England Than Arrived
The year 1620 is well known as the date the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, but 1640 is less well-known as the year...
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27.3KConnecticutRevolutionary War Veterans Reminisce (And Get Their Pictures Taken)
During the Civil War, a Connecticut minister named E. B. Hillard went on a quest to collect the reminiscences of the Revolutionary...
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5.9K2Politics and MilitaryJehu Grant, Black Revolutionary, Makes an Eloquent Plea for Fairness
Jehu Grant, inspired by talk of freedom, escaped slavery in Rhode Island to enlist as a Continental Army soldier in 1777. Time...
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