Shared Article
Intercepted letters became a key moment in history of Revolution
British siege letters from courier off Jamestown and damage the Continental Congress’ efforts to end the siege on Boston and negotiate peace.
Tag: Peter Fay
Shared Article
Quakers lived by uncompromising rules
The lives of Jamestown Quakers, including Demaris Fowler and her family, were profoundly disrupted by the American Revolution.
Shared Article
Everyday items had political overtones in Revolution
Spinning wheels, clothing, livestock, religion and tea took on the political overtones of Patriots or Loyalists before the Revolution began.
Shared Article
Diary depicts ‘civil war’ part of Revolution
Ezra Stiles’ 1776 diary and British naval logs reveal a pattern of escalating civil conflicts between Jamestown rebels and British forces.
Shared Article
Black soldiers stand beside Britain
American sources mention African American participation along with the British troops in the December 1775 raid and burning of Jamestown.
Shared Article
Brits burn buildings across island
Following an attack by a rebel party, British forces under Capt. James Wallace of the HMS Rose burned one third of Jamestown in December 1775.
Shared Article
Hazards served as substitutes during Revolution
Two Jamestown men named Hazard, one a wealthy college student and the other a slave, served as substitutes for Revolutionary War draftees.
Shared Article
Town part of Revolutionary War’s early days
Jamestown became a flashpoint in the war between the British and their rebellious colony 250 years ago. On June 15, 1775, merchant John Brown’s sloop, Katy, fired the first naval salvos of the revolutionary war from 4-pound cannons at a British naval vessel off the north end of the island, forcing it ashore.
Shared Article
Jamestown no stranger to civil rights abuses
Violations of civil rights took place in Jamestown Rhode Island and throughout the state during the 20th century including raids and deportations.
Article
Thomas G. Coates, M.D., Jamestown Native
Thomas G. Coates, M.D., grew up in Jamestown, and graduated from Howard University to become a respected physician in turn-of-the-century Philadelphia.
