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Biography - Philadelphia-born Quaker Minister Rebecca Jones 1739-1818
.Rebecca Jones (1739-1818), Quaker minister, was born in Philadelphia, the only daughter of William & Mary Jones. Her father, a sailor, died at sea when she was too young to remember him, leaving 2...
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Biography - Clementina Rind 1740-1774, Printer for Thomas Jefferson & Editor...
.Clementina Rind (1740-1774), printer & newspaper editor, wife of William Rind, public printer in Maryland & Virginia, is said to have been a native of Maryland. She may have been the daughter...
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Today in History - Supreme Court
.September 24, 1789 -- The First Supreme Court First meeting US Supreme Court in 1790. From left, William Cushing, Chief Justice John Jay, John Blair, & James Wilson. They did not hear a case until...
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Thomas Jefferson's Wife Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson 1748-1782 & Her...
.It gets a little complicated...Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson (1748-1782), was Thomas Jefferson's (1743-1826) wife. She was born in Virginia at The Forest, the Charles City County plantation of her...
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Reading Indoors - Women & Books in 18th-Century America
.1730 John Smibert (American colonial era artist, 1688-1751) Sarah Middlecroft (Mrs Louis Boucher)Another rainy day here in Maryland. Been spending the last few wet, wet days leafing through my books....
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On this day in 1789 - America's 1st presidential election
.On this day in 1789, America's first presidential election is held. Just as today, eligible voters cast ballots to choose electors in each state. BUT, only white men who owned property were allowed to...
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American Artist Henry Benbridge 1743-1812
Henry Benbridge (1743-1812). Margaret Cantey (Mrs. John Peyre).Henry Benbridge (1744–1812), early American portrait painter, was born in Philadelphia, the only child of James & Mary (Clark)...
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A little morning coffee tale - Benjamin Franklin in England, trying to repeal...
.A classic English engine-turned redware coffee pot, circa 1770"Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without...
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Mercy Otis Warren 1728-1814 - Writer questions Ben Franklin's affairs with...
.Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814), poet, patriot, & chronicler of the Revolution, was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, the 1st daughter & 3rd of the 13 children of James & Mary (Allyne)...
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Coffee Tales - The sexual revolution in 18th-century England & her colonies
.Queen Anne Silver Octagonal Coffee Pot made in London c 1711 by Thomas FolkinghamI woke up this morning, to find a fine artilcle in yesterday's newspaper The Guardian about a little known sexual...
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Coffee Houses & The Revolution
.The gentle "ladies" of Boston, staged a "Coffee Party" in 1777, reminiscent of the earlier Boston Tea Party of 1773. The town's women confronted a profiteering hoarder of foodstuffs confiscating some...
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George Washington delivers 1st State of the Union Address
.1783 George Washington by William DunlapOn January 8, 1790, President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address to the assembled Congress in New York City.1772 George Washington...
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James Monroe's wife Elizabeth Kortright 1768-1830
.On this day in history, January 16, 1786, future President James Monroe married a 17-year-old New York beauty named Elizabeth Kortright (1768-1830). She first caught Monroe's attention in 1785, while...
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Charity worker Isabella Marshall Graham 1742-1814
.Isabella Marshall Graham, (1742-1814), teacher & early charitable worker, the daughter of John & Janet (Hamilton) Marshall, was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, & grew up on an estate at...
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1739 - The Mother of the Infant in the Well
.By Dr. Anthony Vaver, whose fine blog on Early American Crime you may find here.On Saturday morning, August 11, 1739, a female infant was discovered in a well near the outskirts of Portsmouth, NH....
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Many colonial women served their food in pewter vessels & used pewter utensils
.In 18th-century America, most women served their meals on pewter plates, tankards, pitchers, flatware, and serving vessels. Pewter is an alloy composed mainly of tin with various amounts of lead,...
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Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820), author & feminist
.Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820), author & feminist, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the eldest of the 8 children (4 died in infancy) of Winthrop & Judith (Saunders) Sargent. Her...
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American artist & engraver Joseph Wright 1756-1793)
.Joseph Wright (1756-1793), was born in Bordentown, New Jersey. He probably received his first art training from his mother, wax sculptor Patience Lovell Wright (1725–86).Joseph Wright (1756-1793)...
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