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SC Troops Get Organized–November 18, 1775

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2025/11/18

In retrospect, it appears that most of the action in the early days of the Revolution took place in Massachusetts and South Carolina. What was so important about South Carolina? New York wasn’t a big city yet, nor was it strategically important (yet). Baltimore was a small-time port at the time; so was Norfolk. Georgia […] The post SC Troops Get Organized–November 18, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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The Prize Court Committee–November 17, 1775

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2025/11/17

A Prize Court is a formal organization dedicated to the disposition of items captured from an enemy. Because the Colonies were more or less building it all from the ground up, much of what they adopted came directly from the British. As a result the Prize Court and its structure is a British institution that […] The post The Prize Court Committee–November 17, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Mister Knox Goes to Ticonderoga–November 16, 1775

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2025/11/16

It’s a little bit unfair using this portrait to represent Henry Knox, because it was painted many years after his involvement in the Revolution, which began when Knox was 25 years old. As it turns out, this painting is from 1806, the year Knox died. Henry Knox ran a bookstore in Boston as a young […]The post Mister Knox Goes to Ticonderoga–November 16, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Dr. James Carnahan–November 15, 1775

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2025/11/15

As noted during the episode, James Carnahan was the president of what was later known as Princeton University, the ninth man to hold that title since the school’s founding nearly 90 years earlier. Carnahan held that position for over 30 years, making him the longest tenured president of that school to that date, a record […]The post Dr. James Carnahan–November 15, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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The Birth of the Black Loyalists–November 14, 1775

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2025/11/14

Lord Dunmore issued his Proclamation just a week earlier, but the response was much stronger than anticipated, probably because—who knew!—people hate being slaves. While the Proclamation only applied to the Virginia colony, because Dunmore had no authority conferred upon him anywhere else, a huge number of slaves and otherwise indentured servants from throughout the thirteen […]The post The Birth of the Black Loyalists–November 14, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Erm…now what?–November 13, 1775

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2025/11/13

Montgomery had done his thing at Fort St. Jean. Benedict Arnold had finally made it through the Maine (heh.) Now it was time to move in on Montreal. What the Canadians didn’t count on was the possibility that Americans weren’t moving on Quebec, but Montreal. Americans can walk and chew gum at the same time, […]The post Erm…now what?–November 13, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Dis-Integrated–November 12, 1775

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2025/11/12

It should come as a surprise to nobody that America has a troubled relationship with its past when it comes to race relations. It may come as surprise to you that our Founding Fathers had a complex relationship with their present when it comes to race relations. Yes, many of them owned slaves, but a […]The post Dis-Integrated–November 12, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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The Battle Of Hog Island–November 11, 1775

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2025/11/11

The Battle of Hog Island was the first of two major events early in the Revolution that got South Carolina firmly on board with the Independence cause. Hog Island caused the South Carolina Committee of Safety to expand their navy; in this respect they were way ahead of the Continental Congress. But when King George […] The post The Battle Of Hog Island–November 11, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Happy Birthday To The US Marines!–November 10, 1775

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2025/11/10

The United States Marine Corps celebrates its birthday every year on this day, usually with a ball (the dancing kind) and a cake-cutting ceremony. The cover art today is from their 233rd birthday celebration. Until 1921, the Marines marked the occasion on July 11, which was the date of the re-establishment of the Corps, since […] The post Happy Birthday To The US Marines!–November 10, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Arnold’s March to Canada Ends–November 9, 1775

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2025/11/09

We gotta give Benedict Arnold this: he set a goal and he stuck to it. Given the opportunity to take men and help invade Quebec through a kind of pincer move with General Montgomery, Benedict Arnold took 1100 men through the wilds of Maine to the St. Lawrence River, a trip that he thought would […]The post Arnold’s March to Canada Ends–November 9, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Birth of a Privilege–November 8, 1775

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2025/11/08

When we talk about Franking, we typically use it in the context of the Franking Privilege, something that members of Congress, ex-presidents, and a few others get to use. In short, if they put their name on the envelope, they can mail stuff without cost to themselves. (The Congressional budget reimburses the US Postal Service.) […] The post Birth of a Privilege–November 8, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Dunmore Has A Tempting Offer–November 7, 1775

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2025/11/07

Lord Dunmore was driven from the Governor’s Mansion back in June, but he never went far. That same day he took refuge on a British ship near Williamsburg and continued playing the role of Governor, even though the House of Burgesses was already doing quite nicely, thank you. Slave revolts were a constant concern in […] The post Dunmore Has A Tempting Offer–November 7, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Congress Has A Busy Day–November 6, 1775

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2025/11/06

There are going to be days when no truly big events happen, but that wasn’t going to stop the Second Continental Congress from getting stuff done. Today we have a bit of an image of that group as a bunch of men who are hard-drinking philosophers, ready—and maybe eager—to burst into fisticuffs, or perhaps the […] The post Congress Has A Busy Day–November 6, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Washington Chides His Men–November 5, 1775

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2025/11/05

Guy Fawkes Day is one of those holidays, we think, that many people in America know ABOUT, but don’t necessarily know when it takes place, nor do they have any idea who Guy Fawkes was. Fortunately we’re here to give you some of the scoop. Guy Fawkes was one of eleven conspirators involved in a […] The post Washington Chides His Men–November 5, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Reinforcements Arrive Too Late–November 4, 1775

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2025/11/04

As we told you yesterday, Major Preston was hoping that reinforcements were coming in time to rescue him and his men from Fort St. Jean, so he tried to stall for time with General Montgomery. General Montgomery wasn’t biting, though, and the siege finally ended when Preston’s men surrendered. Today, only a day later, a […] The post Reinforcements Arrive Too Late–November 4, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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The Siege at Ft. St. Jean Ends–November 3, 1775

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2025/11/03

If you’re scrutinizing today’s cover art and you’re having trouble reading the plaque, that’s because what you see is mostly in French. The bottom half, only part of which is visible here, is in English. The English part (which is a translation of the French part) reads: FORT SAINT JEAN Constructed in 1743 by M. […] The post The Siege at Ft. St. Jean Ends–November 3, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Jeromus Johnson–November 2, 1775

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2025/11/02

It’s noted that Brooklyn is the place where Jeromus Johnson was born, but to be more specific, Johnson was born in a neighborhood called Wallabout, which still exists but Johnson wouldn’t recognize it today. Wallabout got its name from the adjacent Wallabout Bay, which has been mostly filled in and is now occupied by the […]The post Jeromus Johnson–November 2, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Congress Gets Bad News–November 1, 1775

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2025/11/01

In July 1775, there were still several delegates to the Second Continental Congress who thought that reconciliation with Britain was a possibility. There were a few others who may not have necessarily been of that opinion, but were willing to take a chance. Some of these men, led by John Dickinson, formed a committee to […]The post Congress Gets Bad News–November 1, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Sam Adams on Armies–October 31, 1775

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2025/10/31

Sam Adams was a patriot in his own right, oftentimes supporting his second cousin John. The two of them were often able to work together closely. What’s more, they were an efficient team, with Sam Adams being the fiery agitator and organizer, and John Adams acting in the more measured and sophisticated role, playing the […]The post Sam Adams on Armies–October 31, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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Sally Scott Murray–October 30, 1775

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2025/10/30

Sally Scott Murray was a political wife for the better part of her adult life, given all the different elected offices that her husband Edward Lloyd the 5th held. There were a few years immediately after their marriage when id didn’t hold elected office, and he predeceased her by about twenty years, but in between, […]The post Sally Scott Murray–October 30, 1775 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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