The magazine of history with notes and queries, Vol. II, No. 6, December 1905

Sullivan having heard nothing from either Brodhead or Clinton, became especially anxious about the latter, fearing that he might be waylaid by a union of the Tories under Butler...

One of the first obstacles to the army, was a very high hill at the edge of the river. To avoid this, all but the infantry crossed the river twice, being supported and guarded a...

It was also necessary, in consequence of the very poor and insufficient provisions, as well as the want of enough pack horses, to cut down to one-half the rations of flour, salt...

It is also important to remember that the press appealed to a very much smaller percentage of the population in colonial times than it does to-day. “In Boston with a population...