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"It is a sound and important principle that the representative ought to be acquainted with the interests and circumstances of his constituents. But this principle can extend no further than to those circumstances and interests to which the authority and care of the representative relate." James Madison, Federalist Paper No. 56

Abraham Lincoln In 1766, Francis Lightfoot Lee signed the Westmoreland Resolves (aka, the Leedstown Resolutions), that was drafted by his brother, Richard Henry Lee. In 1776, at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge , North Carolinian revolutionaries defeated loyalists during the American Revolution , thwarting a British invasion of the southern colonies. In 1776, Washington issued  orders reminding his men of the stakes of the coming campaign. Any soldier skulking or retreatin

AI rendered pencil drawing of the Pneumatic Subway in NY In 1732, the First Mass was celebrated in the first American Catholic church, St. Joseph's, Philadelphia In 1776, Washington fixed his attention on Dorchester Heights, the key to Boston. He issues  orders to consolidate entrenching tools—axes, shovels, pick-axes—and  writes John Hancock, explaining that the army is quietly preparing to seize the Heights. The move is meant to force the British to fight or abandon the

"As there is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust, so there are other qualities in human nature which justify a certain portion of esteem and confidence. Republican government presupposes the existence of these qualities in a higher degree than any other form." James Madison, Federalist Paper No. 55

Hancock-Clarke Parsonage The Hancock-Clark House is located in Lexington, Massachusetts, and is the boyhood home of John Hancock. Many of you will know that he and Samuel Adams were at this home from April 18th until April 19, 177,5 when the American Revolution began. History books record that they were warned by Paul Revere around midnight that the British were coming and should leave. Then, in a standard history class, we learn that Hancock and Adams leave around 4 am to

Fort Sackville Memorial In 1776, Washington set his mind on medical readiness. He  order ed a formal examination of every surgeon and mate in the Continental Army. Inventories of instruments, medicines, and bandages are demanded at once. In 1779, Fort Sackville surrendered , marking the beginning of the end of British domination in America’s western frontier. In 1782, the Battle of Tydiman's Plantation took place in South Carolina. In 1804, Thomas Jefferson was nominated for