On This Day In 1776, Britain’s Fleet Appeared Off New York

It was Saturday, June 29, 1776. Congress had already read Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence and ordered it to lie on the table. Delegates would not return to the independence question until Monday. New York did not get the same pause. George Washington received word that 45 British ships had arrived at the […]

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