Matthias Aspden spent his time abroad yearning for his "native country." His heirs later took the government to court, ...

Two hundred fifty years ago, the 13 North American colonies were in full revolt against Great Britain. In general, about 40-45% of the American colonists supported the Revolutionary cause, with about ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (THE CONVERSATION) On the eve of the American Revolution, Matthias Aspden made a decision that ...

How to tour homes of import during the American Revolution.

List of maps -- Cast of characters -- Introduction: Spirit of 1783 -- Part I: Refugees. Civil war ; An unsettling peace ; A new world disorder -- Part II: Settlers. The heart of empire ; A world in ...

Places -- "The ghost of Clow" : loyalist insurgency in the Delmarva Peninsula / Wayne Bodle -- "Loyalty is now bleeding in New Jersey" : motivations and mentalities of the disaffected / David J.

“My father told me that his maternal grandmother’s side of the family descended from a British Loyalist family who owned a plantation in Virginia. When the American Revolution started, this family ...

New Jersey, the 'Crossroads of the Revolution,' saw more battles than any other colony. Here's where you can explore its ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On the eve of the American Revolution, Matthias Aspden made a decision that would change the trajectory of his life. A wealthy merchant from Philadelphia, Aspden carefully prepared ...