George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

Framed document written in part by John Adams and signed by him before the American Revolutionary War A document from King George’s Inferior court of common dated March 7, 1761, signed by future ...

Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S.

“The U.S. Service Academies and other defense academic institutions shall teach that America and its founding documents ...

Americans Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and John Adams had negotiated ... treaty in January 1784 officially ended the American Revolutionary War. According to the Library of Congress, two ...

More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority from the Revolutionary ... Adams' letters to her husband (President John Adams ...

More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority from the Revolutionary ... Adams' letters to her husband (President John Adams ...

A hero in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 ... White House Historical Association John Quincy Adams, Massachusetts. Age: 57 Eldest son of the nation’s second president, Adams ...