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5M ago
Fifty of the 56 men signed the engrossed Declaration of Independence inside Independence Hall. Sources, including for verbatim excerpts: The Library of Congress, National Park Service, National Archives, University of Central Florida ..read more
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5M ago
"On the opposite side, a Liberty Cap in a wreath is centered above horizontal and longer vertical leafy scrolls partly enclosing the famous inscription, 'To the Memory of the glorious NINETY-TWO: Members / of the Honbl House of Representatives of the Massachusetts-Bay, / who, undaunted by the insolent Menaces of Villains in Power, / from a Strict Regard to Conscience, and the LIBERTIES / of their Constituents, on the 30th of June 1768, / Voted NOT TO RESCIND.'" is the proprietor of the ," by Jonathan L. Fairbanks, from which these excerpts were taken: , providing daily helpings of h ..read more
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5M ago
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7M ago
Any rugs still available will be published on the Rare Finds page on Saturday, June 1. To be notified when they go live this Thursday night, May 30, sign up for our Rare Finds Alert e-mail , which goes out every Thursday night at 9 pm Eastern. (Historically, most items sell within 24 hours, and some sell within minutes.) (sold and available), or learn more about when and why I started Rare Finds ..read more
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9M ago
After Corcoran was exchanged in August 1862, he raised new regiments of Irish volunteers and took command of what would be known as the Corcoran Legion, consisting of five regiments of New York Volunteers. Near the end of 1863, he was killed in a fall from a runaway horse. New York Volunteer Infantry, and Meagher proposed the creation of an “Irish Brigade.” Meagher was promoted to brigadier general and given command of the brigade, composed of the 63 New York State Militia regiment. On April 20, 1861, Giles was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Company B of the 69 (1829-1889 ..read more
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1y ago
— Lee Wright | Founder | The History List | History Camp | The Pursuit of History . I'll also post my discussion with Seth about the other two documents, and when I do, I'll add links here ..read more
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1y ago
If these kinds of things are of interest to you, I hope you'll sign up, and I look forward to hearing what you think. and features one item, typically in the $200 - $2,000 range. And while we send our Insiders mailing by time zone, our Rare Finds mailing goes out to everyone across the country at the same time so everyone has the same chance to purchase the item. 8:30 pm Eastern on a Thursday ..read more
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1y ago
Recipe courtesy of American Heritage Chocolate ¾ cup AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate Finely Grated Baking Chocolate 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus additional for ramekins Buy online individually and in exclusive gift sets at 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract ..read more
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1y ago
— Lee Wright | Founder | The History List | History Camp | The Pursuit of History ..read more