Boston 1775

History, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution in New England.

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Showing posts with label Oliver Ellsworth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oliver Ellsworth. Show all posts
Friday, March 25, 2022

“Lifetime Tenure” When the Supreme Court Began

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The U.S. senate is holding hearings on the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice. Some senators have come out against giving this nomine...
Wednesday, December 08, 2021

“I fear’d young HAMILTON’S unshaken soul“

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As David Humphreys and his fellow Hartford Wits composed the early installments of their Anarchiad , states were deciding whether to send d...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

False Anniversaries for Equiano and Wheatley

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Earlier this month, on 16 October, Google’s doodle of the day featured the eighteenth-century author Olaudah Equiano , as shown above. ...
Friday, February 15, 2013

Gerry and Warren, Anti-Federalist Allies

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The Massachusetts Historical Society recently bought a 1788 letter from James Warren to Elbridge Gerry (shown here) that hasn’t appeare...
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