Great paper from Christopher F. Minty today and interesting discussion afterwards regarding community in pre-revolutionary NYC

The U.S. Senate voted 35 to 19, one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict President Andrew Johnson. #OTD

Georgia Patriot Button Gwinnet was wounded in a duel with Lachlan McIntosh #OTD

Tennessee was officially admitted to the Confederacy. #OTD

Union General Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederates under John C. Pemberton at Champion's Hill #OTD

U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was nominated to run for U.S. Senator in New York. #OTD

A NLS employee just informed me they have purchased (another) book I requested. It cost them £192. One book. £192. Bloody hell. #reading

James Otis #twitterstorians

William Pitt, the Elder #twitterstorians

Everyone's favorite, John Wilkes #twitterstorians

In 1771, Evert Bancker, Jr. compiled a list of "prominent New Yorkers". The MS lives in the New York State Archives. #twitterstorians

Latest book purchase #chuffed

May 18 1776 Richard Lee writes John Adams to say VA passed resolve instructing delegates to propose colonies free & independent states #otd

What's on the American history menu today, ladies and gentlemen? #twitterstorians

Today in 1773 On eve of election to Council JA writes "I was not sent into this World to spend my days in Sports, Diversions and Pleasures"

Adams continues "I was born for Business; for both Activity and Study. I have little Appetite, or Relish for any Thing else"

Yet tomorrow, 26 May 1773, John Adams's election by the Mass. House as a member of the Council would be negatived by Gov. Hutchinson.

founders.archives.gov is now live! A fantasic resource for those interested in early American history.

Ben Marsh presents today. Topic: silk. Forecast: silky.

Hope everyone's as excited as we are for the #sasa2014 conference at We've moved... tomorrow! #twitterstorians #phdlife #dundee