pastnow by fernando souzaMarch 27 1812: Martha Ballard, Birth and AnguishOn March 27, 1812, a Friday, Martha Moore Ballard writes in her diary as she has done since 1785 and as she will continue to do until her…Mar 30, 2016Mar 30, 2016
pastnow by fernando souzaA Personal History of Brockton VillageOn April 13, 1812, Captain James Brock of the 49th Foot Regiment acquired title to Park Lot 30, Con. 1 in York, Upper Canada, in what is…Mar 16, 2016Mar 16, 2016
pastnow by fernando souzaDecember 21 1815: Three Wordsworth PoemsOn December 21 1815, William Wordsworth writes to the artist Benjamin Robert Haydon, and encloses three sonnets that have been composed, at…Dec 21, 2015Dec 21, 2015
pastnow by fernando souzaExpediency of Using Black Troops in the War of 1812On August 11 1814, William Duane writes to Thomas Jefferson a long and detailed letter about the state of the war, and encloses some notes…Aug 11, 20141Aug 11, 20141
pastnow by fernando souzaThomas Jefferson Deals with a Runaway SlaveOn July 26 1813, Thomas Jefferson writes to Jeremiah A. Goodman, his foreman at his Poplar Forest estate, to give instructions on how to…Jul 26, 2013Jul 26, 2013