tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post8357107676548906627..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Cornwallis and the Women of AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-45808918559116296002017-08-11T20:41:07.182-05:002017-08-11T20:41:07.182-05:00As I describe in the subsequent posts, the story d...As I describe in the subsequent posts, the story dates from 1781, but I'm skeptical that it describes actual behavior in Charleston. <br /><br />I have read other stories of American making a totem of the number thirteen during the war, but I can't recall any form tied so closely to the U.S. flag. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-80834381797970345692017-08-09T07:33:47.965-05:002017-08-09T07:33:47.965-05:00Interesting, great post, thx John -- Have you seen...Interesting, great post, thx John -- Have you seen any other reference to women wearing flag ribbons like the flag with thirteen stripes in contemporary sources? I have not, and this story seems likely to be an anecdotal and historical flourish reporting a hundred years after the events (when the British occupied Charleston, late 1775-early 1776).Byron DeLearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13638376079810491723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-40448308624276533262017-08-08T21:00:00.037-05:002017-08-08T21:00:00.037-05:00Thank you for tracking this down, John - I look fo...Thank you for tracking this down, John - I look forward to tomorrow's post!Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576374311141262635noreply@blogger.com