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Lords without a Lord
Posted on December 1, 2011 by James RileyFrom the New Hampshire Gazette, May 3, 1771 18th Century Funnies New England, to be certain, was both Pilgrim and Puritan at root, and this amusing story of a monkey in priestly robes would have tickled the most Puritan of ribs. It was reprinted in New Hampshire, no doubt, because of a perception, widely shared, […]
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News from the Colonies
Posted on November 29, 2011 by James RileyWhen History Gets Ugly One of the appeasing themes you hear lately in discussion of middle eastern troubles has been the notion that if we just didn’t involve ourselves in Israel’s defense, or foreign policy, we would have peace with the Islamic world. As a student of history, I always have to chuckle whenever anyone […]
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Colony News
Posted on November 28, 2011 by James RileyNews from the New Hampshire Gazette, 1771 Editorial: Only Religious Men Should Hold Office Portsmouth, NH, March 29, 1771: “..Good Rulers are the great Axis on which the Happiness of a People turns, and the only Way to have such, is for every one to use his influence to promote Men of Merit, and generously […]
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It’s All Happened Before..
Posted on November 27, 2011 by James RileyDecember, 1770: New Hampshire hears the final word on the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. They are largely acquitted of the crime. January 1771 Governor Wentworth publishes reward for turning in deserted sailors, (40 shillings a piece) January 11, 1771: in Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1000 men show up for a militia muster. January 11, […]
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Thanksgiving
Posted on November 21, 2011 by James RileyI’m trying to get a sense of what a New Hampshire Thanksgiving might have looked like in November of 1770. Bear in mind, how particular I am about the date itself. 1770. There’s a tendency to lump “the colonies” into a big basket containing everything from Jamestown in 1607 to the conclusion of […]
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The Travels of Matthew Patten, January 1771
Posted on November 19, 2011 by James RileyA Native Californian here again, pondering a New Hampshire winter and wondering how far horseback travel might take you during the winter. Matthew Patten, the justice of the peace for Bedford, NH recorded his several different journeys during the month. The center circle has a very rough one mile radius, the next a 4 […]
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Reasons to Spread Courage!
Posted on November 18, 2011 by James RileyHi, folks. James Riley here. I wrote, directed, and acted in “Courage, New Hampshire,” and on behalf of the whole Courage, New Hampshire family (literally hundreds of people help make these episodes), I need to spend some time selling, so pay heed and spread the word. Reason #1 for buying Courage right now: IT […]
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January 25, 1771
Posted on November 15, 2011 by James RileyA summary of major stories from the New Hampshire Gazette London: A reprint of his majesty’s speech to both houses of parliament dated November 13, 1770. While hoping to avoid war, the action of the governor of “Buenos Ayres” (sic) in seizing English possessions in the Falkland Islands required the King to petition the […]
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January 18, 1771
Posted on November 14, 2011 by James RileyNew York: Jan 3, 1771 (More rumors of war being inevitable) London: a report from Constantinople regarding the campaign appointments of the Grand Signior, the first Turkish emperor to lead an army since the time of Solyman the Magnificent. The imperial train is meant to match his title, for he considers himself the master of […]
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