Journal of the American Revolution 2023

The year’s best articles from the leading on-line source of new research on the American Revolution and Founding ErasThe Journal of the American Revolution, Annual Volume 2023, 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. Chosen by the Journal's editorial board, this year's articles are:Charles Thomson and the Delaware by James M. SmithBenjamin Franklin’s Unconventional Marriage to Deborah Read by Nancy Rubin StuartGovernor William Franklin: Sagorighweyoghsta, “Great Arbiter” or “Doer of Justice” by Joseph E. WroblewskiOne of the “Powers for Good in the World:” Mercy Otis Warren by James M. DeitchThe British Soldiers Who Marched to Concord, April 19, 1775 by Don N. HagistVirginian Ned Streater, African American Minute Man by Patrick H. HannumThe 1775 Duel Between Henry Laurens and John Faucheraud Grimké by Aaron J. PalmerWashington’s Final Retreat: Asylum? by Alexander LenarchykGeorge III’s (Implicit) Sanction of the American Revolution by M. Andrew HolowchakEdward Hand’s American Journey by David PriceJemima Howe, Frontier Pioneer to Wealthy Widow by Jane StrachanHell’s Half-Acre: The Fall of Loyalist Crean Brush by Eric WiserThomas Plumb, British Soldier, Writes Home from Rhode Island by Don N. HagistUnraveling the Beginning and Final Phasesin the Emergence of the French Alliance by Marvin L. SimnerMarinus Willett: The Exploits of an Unheralded War Hero by Richard J. WertherPoint/Counterpoint, 1777 Style: Dueling Proclamations from Israel Putnam and William Tryon by Todd W. BraistedDid George Washington Swear at Charles Lee During the Battle of Monmouth? by Christian McBurneyBlack Drummers in a Redcoat Regiment by Don N. HagistUnder the Banner of War: Frontier Militia and Uncontrolled Violence by Timothy C. HemmisRhode Island Acts to Prevent an Enslaved Family from Being Transported to the South by Christian McBurneyBritish Soldier John Ward Wins Back His Pocketbook by Don N. HagistAnthony Wayne’s Repulse at Bull’s Ferry, July 21, 1780 by Jim PiecuchTwo Hurricanes One Week Apart in 1780 by Bob RuppertTop Ten Weather Interventions by Don N. HagistThe Fruits of Victory: Loyalist Prisoners in the Aftermath of Kings Mountain by William CaldwellTop Ten Quotes by Francis Lord Rawdon by Todd W. BraistedRussia and the Armed Neutrality of 1780 by Eric SternerPrelude to Yorktown: Washington and Rochambeau in New York by Benjamin HugginsThe Abdication(s) of King George III by Bob RuppertJemima Howe: Two Competing Captivity Narratives by Jane StrachanThe Articles of Confederation—A Silver Lining by Richard J. WertherUndeceived: Who Would Write the Political Story of the Revolution? by James M. SmithPartisan Politics and the Laws Which Shaped the First Congress by Samuel T. Lair“Characters Pre-eminent for Virtue and Ability”: The First Partisan Application of the Electoral College by Shawn David McGheeWeaponizing Impeachment: Justice Samuel Chase and President Thomas Jefferson’s Battle Over the Process by Al DickensonInsurrection and Speculation: A Farmer, Financier, and a Surprising “Sharper” Seeded the Constitution by Scott M. SmithNatural History in Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary America by Matteo GiulianiA Great Englishman? British Views of George Washington, from Revolution to Rapprochement by Sam Edwards