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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: George Ross, Defender of States’ Rights and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

George Ross was a 46 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a lawyer and the father of three. He died three years later in 1779. “George Ross’s father was born at Balblair, Scotland, in 1679 … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: John Penn: A Man Who Aided in Cornwallis’s Defeat and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

John Penn was 36 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a lawyer by trade and the father of three children. He died early on in 1788 at the age of 48. Patriot, Continental Congress … Continue reading

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“Bonus” Traitor Thursday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Benjamin Harrison, Congressional “Falstaff” and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Benjamin Harrison was 50 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a plantation owner and father of seven children from Virginia. He died at age 65 in 1791. Born on 5 April 1726, Benjamin Harrison … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Lewis Morris, Lord of Morrisania Manor and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Lewis Morris was a 50 year old plantation owner from New York when he signed the Declaration of Independence. The father of 10 children, Morris died in 1798 at the age of 71. Lewis Morris III was born on April 8, 1726, … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Lyman Hall, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Founder of the University of Georgia

52 years old Lyman Hall was both a physician and a minister. Married twice, he fathered only one child. He was 66 years old when he passed in 1790. Lyman Hall was one of three Georgians to sign the Declaration … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 of the United States as a Separate Nation: Samuel Chase, The Only U. S. Supreme Court Judge to Face Impeachment Charges and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Samuel Chase was a 35 years old lawyer when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He married twice and was the father of four children. He died in June 1811 at the age of 70. Samuel Chase was born in … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Robert Treat Paine, “The Objection Maker” and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Robert Treat Paine was 45 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was both a lawyer and a scientist. Married and the father of 8 children, he, too, saw the end of the War of 1812, where … Continue reading

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When Might the New Heir Style Himself with His Title?

Question from a Reader: When might the new heir style himself with his title? To the best of my knowledge he could do so immediately. The reality of your question has to do with when the title is officially bestowed … Continue reading

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Question from a Reader? Do You Have Any Insights on Stud Farms in the Regency Era?

QUESTION: What do you know about horses and stud farms that might assist me in writing my story? In truth, when I have a question on horses or riding, my editor is quite helpful. She owns several horses and can … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Thomas McKean, The “Last” Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas McKean was 42 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. A lawyer by trade, McKean had married twice and had 11 children. He died in June of 1817, meaning he also saw the War of 1812, … Continue reading

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