Journal of the American Revolution 2022

The year’s best articles from the leading on-line source of new research on the Revolution and Founding erasThe Journal of the American Revolution, Annual Volume 2022, presents the journal’s best historical research and writing over the past calendar year. The volume is designed for institutions, scholars, and enthusiasts to provide a convenient overview of the latest research and scholarship in American Revolution and Founding Era studies. This year's articles are:Massachusettensis and Novanglus: The Last Great Debate Prior to the War by James M. SmithWampum Belts to Canada: Stockbridge Indian Ambassadors’ Dangerous 1775 Peace Mission by Mark R. AndersonEthan Allen’s “Motley Parcel of Soldiery” at Montreal by Mark R. AndersonThe Devil at the Helm: A Quote That Went Astray by Don N. HagistThomas Knowlton’s Revolution by David PriceMajor Robert Rogers and the American Revolution by Scott M. SmithLa Petite Guerre and Indian Irregular Manner of War: Siblings, But Not Twins by Brian GerringGeorge Washington and the First Mandatory Immunization by Richard J. WertherFrench Adventurers, Patriots, and Pretentious Imposters in the Fight for American Independence by Arthur S. LefkowitzThe Cherokee-American War from the Cherokee Perspective by Jordan BakerThe Numerical Strength of George Washington’s Army During the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign by Gary Ecelbarger and Michael C. HarrisA Reconsideration of Continental Army Numerical Strength at Valley Forge by Gary Ecelbarger and Michael C. HarrisAmerican Indians at Valley Forge by Joseph Lee BoyleThe Discovery of a Letter from a Soldier of the First Rhode Island Regiment by Christian McBurney“The Predicament We Are In”: How Paperwork Saved the Continental Army by Mike MathenySir Henry Clinton’s Generalship by John FerlingThe Varick Transcripts and the Preservation of the War by Justin McHenry“A Mere Youth”: James Monroe’s Revolutionary War by John A. RuddimaHaitian Soldiers at the Siege of Savannah by Robert S. DavisGeorge Washington’s Culper Spy Ring: Separating Fact from Fiction by Bill BleyerTexas, Cattle, Cowboys, Ranchers, Indian Raids, and the American Revolution by George KotlikThe Odyssey of Loyalist Colonel Samuel Bryan by Douglas R. Dorney, Jr.“She Had Gone to the Army . . . to Her Husband”: Judith Lines’s Unremarked Life by John U. ReesThe Yorktown Tragedy: George Washington’s Slave Roundup by Gregory J. W. UrwinSuch as are Absolutely Free: Benjamin Thompson’s Black Troopers by Todd W. BraistedThe King of Sweden: Friendly Foe of the United States by Richard WertherShifting Indian Policy of the Articles of Confederation by John DeLeeJustice, Mercy, and Treason: John Marshall’s and Mercy Otis Warren’s Treatments of Benedict Arnold by Ray MiranteA Chance Amiss: George Washington and the Fiasco of Spain’s Gift Diplomacy by Elisa VargasThe Constitutional Convention Debates the Electoral College by Jason YonceRespected Citizen of Washington City: The Mystery of  Will Costin, Freed Mount Vernon Slave by David O. StewartThe Impeachment of Senator William Blount  by Andrew A. Zellers-FrederickInstinctive Temporary Unity: Examining Public Opinion During the Whiskey Rebellion by Jonathan Curran“Good and Sufficient Testimony”: The Development of the Revolutionary War Pension Plan by Michael Barbieri