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marzipanandminutiae · 7 months
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I'm at the Boston Massacre site
I'm at the SweetGreen
I'm at the combination Boston Massacre site and SweetGreen
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usnatarchives · 22 days
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“I was in Monmouth battle and many others and received a wound in my face from a ball, the scar of which is still visible.” – Robert Green, veteran
Robert Green gave this testimony at the age of 65 when applying for a federal pension for his service. Green’s story embodies the courage and resilience of African American patriots during the Revolutionary War. Wounded at the Battle of Monmouth, Green’s journey is a testament to the sacrifices made for the liberties we cherish today.
We invite you to be a part of a monumental effort to bring these stories to light. By joining our Revolutionary War Veterans Transcription Project, you’re not just transcribing documents; you’re helping to preserve and honor the legacy of African American soldiers.
You can ensure their stories, their sacrifice, and their dreams are not forgotten. Dive into history, transcribe with us, and help make the legacy of heroes like Robert Green accessible for generations to come.
Visit https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/missions/revolutionary-war-pension-files for details!
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todaysdocument · 9 months
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Is reading cursive writing your superpower?
Join a special transcription challenge featuring Revolutionary War Pension Files!
Image description: One half of image is a form from a Revolutionary War pension file, filled out in cursive writing. The other side says "can you read this? Help us transcribe pension files of the first veterans of the US military." There's the same link as in this post, and the National Archives logo.
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archaeologysucks · 4 days
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I just spent an entire day untangling a knot in a friend's family tree. It turns out that about 100 years ago, some careless researcher accidentally smooshed together two guys with the same name, in spite of the fact that they lived in different states. Even though this person appears on nearly 500 people's family trees on Ancestry.com, and dozens of people have submitted him as their qualifying ancestor for the Sons/Daughters of the American Revolution, no one has ever taken a second look and thought, "Hmm ... it's a bit weird that this feller was still living in Pennsylvania 15 years after he died in Ohio."
Anyway, I think I have it all sorted out now, and I wrote up and posted a document explaining my reasoning, attached to his profile on the tree I made. I hope it is helpful to someone, and that I'm not about to have 100 angry DAR/SAR members show up at my door with torches and pitchforks because I said that their Revolutionary War Soldier Boy ancestor wasn't actually, and they're not as super special as they thought they were.
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wordnerdsworld · 6 months
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If you’re ever insecure about how often you use commas or how long your sentences are I IMPLORE you to read the Treaty of Paris (1783), specifically article two.
510 words.
2 periods.
FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN WORDS.
A GRAND TOTAL OF TWO SENTENCES!
SIGNED BY DOZENS OF PEOPLE TO SET UP A TREATY AND AUTHORIZE LAND!!
Like don’t worry babes your 3 commas and semi colon are NOTHING to the revolution era and that’s what truly matters.
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on-partiality · 8 months
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WHY ARE THERE LIKE NO SHOWS OR MOVIES ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION LIKE ALL WE GET IS TURN, 1776, HAMILTON AND LIBERTY'S KIDS???
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grem-archive · 2 years
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thank you to @grumpycorgie for the wonderful image i used for this
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one-time-i-dreamt · 1 year
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I had to turn in a report on the Revolutionary War. I turned in the screenplay to Hamilton.
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thebaffledcaptain · 8 months
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Some studies I did of the British at Monmouth this past June, featuring soldiers and musicians from the 22nd, 33rd, and 71st regiments of foot, inspired by William Barns Wollen’s 1911 sketchbook. Fantastic event and I can’t wait to do it again.
(Alternate, color-less version below cut)
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onefail-at-atime · 8 months
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Post War Washington's Sons
Hamilton: *works himself to death and starts a political war with the Democratic-Republicans*
Lafeytte: *advocates for a French Revolution but is later imprisoned*
Tallmadge: Yeahhhhh, Imma spend time in the middle of nowhere Ohio.
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nationsandcannons · 1 year
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Now on Kickstarter: The American Crisis Sourcebook
The first full-length campaign guide from Nations & Cannons is launching on Kickstarter! The American Crisis: War in the North is a 5e compatible sourcebook for historical 18th century adventures set during the Revolutionary War! At over 200 pages, the book includes:
A six-chapter campaign from the Siege of Boston to Valley Forge, for characters level 1-5
An historical timeline, atlas, and biographies of key historical figures
New equipment, gambits, and 2 subclasses: the courageous Drummer and the fearsome Jäger
Annotated maps of Boston, New York, Quebec City, Philadelphia, and more!
Don’t throw away your shot! Reserve your copy today at: 
YourDadWillLoveThis.com
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American Girl Moodboards // Elizabeth Cole
Just because I do not travel the same road as you does not mean that I am lost.
(requested by @hannierosie91)
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usnatarchives · 17 days
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"It's a tradition with us, mister!" - Volunteer for the #RevWarVets mission today.
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Under the alias Robert Shurtliff, Deborah Gannett served valiantly for over two years. She braved the battlefield at Tarrytown, was wounded, and stood witness to Cornwallis’s surrender. Remarkably, she is believed to be the only woman to receive a pension for her own service in the Revolution.
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This story is just one of many waiting to be discovered and shared through the #RevWarVets Transcription Project in partnership with the National Park Service.
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Your participation can make a huge difference. By joining our transcription project, you help bring these vital stories of our first veterans to light, ensuring they are remembered and honored.
Get started today!
Project Page: https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/missions/revolutionary-war-pension-files
Deborah’s Catalog entry:
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todaysdocument · 7 months
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“Deborah Gannett . . . maketh oath, that she served as a private soldier, under the name of Robert Shurtliff in the war of the revolution . . .” 
Pension and Bounty Land Application of Deborah (Sampson) Gannett, September 14, 1818. 
Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs Series: Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service
Transcription: 
United States-.
Massachusetts District
Deborah Gannett, of Sharon, in the county of Norfolk, and
District of Massachusetts, a resident and native of the United
States, and applicant for a pension from the United States
under an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide to certain
persons engaged in the land and naval service of the
United States, in the revolutionary war, maketh oath, that she
served as a private soldier, under the name of Robert Shurtliff
in the war of the revolution, upwards of two years in manner
following vis - Enlisted in April 1781 in the company commanded
by Captain George Webb in the Massachusetts Regiment
commanded then by Colonel Shepherd, and afterwards by Colonel Henry
Jackson and served in said corps in Massachusetts, and
New York - until November 1783 - when she was honorably discharged
in writing. which discharge is lost. During the time of her service
she was at the capture of Lord Cornwallis, was wounded
at Tarrytown and now receives a pension from the United
States, which pension she hereby relinquishes. She is in such
reduced circumstance, as to require the aid of her country
for her support.
Deborah Gannett
Masstts. Dist. Septr. 14. 1818
Sworn to before me
Jno Davis
Dist. Judge
Mass. Dist.
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beggars-opera · 2 years
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The British are coming but it might take them a little while
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coolthingsguyslike · 1 year
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