All posts tagged "prison"
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6.0KMaineRichard Cutts (Unintentionally) Avenges the War of 1812
With friends like Richard Cutts, James Madison didn’t need enemies. Though Cutts was the rare New Englander who supported Mr. Madison’s War,...
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8.6KMassachusettsAbigail Adams Attacked Thomas Jefferson As No One Else Dared To Do
In 1804, Abigail Adams attacked Thomas Jefferson in an angry letter unlike any he had ever received. No one else ever addressed...
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7.2KMassachusettsJames Somerset, the Boston Runaway Who Ended Slavery in England
In 1771, James Somerset languished in an English prison ship that would soon set sail for Jamaica. There, James Somerset would be...
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7.0KMassachusettsSeven Fun Continental Army Facts
Certain Continental Army facts are implanted in the minds of U.S. schoolchildren at a young age: How patriot farmers dropped their plows...
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5.5K1Politics and MilitaryLoyalists and Patriots: Mary Munro Sent Packing to Canada During the Revolution
During the American Revolution, Vermont was a battleground that pitted loyalists and patriots against each other, not just on the battlefield but...
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4.5KArts and LeisureSix More Artist Homes In New England
The creative spirit that moves people to sculpt and paint also tends to inspire an interesting artist home. Lucrative commissions in the...
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