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In my very first article, I argued that Alexander Hamilton was bisexual, and suggested several lovers he probably had. Now, two years and twenty-five articles later, I'm taking another
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A little over a year ago I wrote an article entitled “Mary Eleanor Laurens and Transgender History.” In that article, I told the story of Mary Eleanor “Polly” Laurens Pinckney, who as a six
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In the spring of 1778, a scandal began in the Continental Army which would end with Lieutenant Friederick Gotthold Enslin dishonorably discharged from the for almost having sex with Private John
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In the summer of 1803, Aaron Burr began writing to his daughter Theodosia about a new courtship he was embarking on. Referring to the woman he pursued only as “Celeste”, Burr explained how he
In the April of 1771, an ad seeking the return of a runaway slave ran in Boston’s newspapers. The ad read: “Ran away from his master, John Sober , Esq; on Monday the 8th of April, Inst., a Negro
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Whatever his flaws, Gouverneur Morris was his own person. Whether he was joining the Revolution even though it meant being ostrasized by family, marrying an infamous woman and losing friends, or just
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Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens met when Laurens joined George Washington’s military family, of which Hamilton was already a part, in August of 1777.¹ Though they came from different
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Quite a lot has been written about the Chevalier d’Eon. Her skills as a writer, spy, diplomat and soldier landed her at the center of some of the most important historical events of her age. She
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Robert Troup is often forgotten in stories of the United States’s founding, and it is not hard to see why. Though many of things Troup did ended up being important in the evolution of American
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Lafayette periodically regains the limelight in American culture. He has found his way to popularity again recently, and as his name is bounced around the internet, he often finds himself included
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The concept of same-sex relations being illegal is ever-present in any discussion of historical sexuality in the United States, be it in biographies by well known historians or fanfiction by fans of
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The novel The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. Smollett was an incredibly popular book for its time, and so is a valuable resource for modern readers hoping to learn about the culture of the