Boston 1775

On 2 Sept 1774, Gov. Nicholas Cooke reported that the Rhode Island government had finally acquiesced to Gen. George Washington ’s wish fo...

The Rhode Island Historical Society and Newport Historical Society have issued a call for submissions for a combined issue of their journal...

Having expressed great skepticism about James T. Flexner’s statement that George Washington directed a disinformation campaign to conceal ...

On Thursday I attended a seminar at the Massachusetts Historical Society discussing a chapter from Richard Ryerson’s intellectual biography...