1776 letter by Junipero Serra outlined his plan for California missions. It could be yours
The 248-year-old letter was written in the same month as the Declaration of Independence was adopted. It’s going up for ...
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Rare coin from 1776 found in bottom of toffee tin to sell at auction
Auctioneer Joseph Trinder said the coin is a continental dollar measuring 38 mm across and is made of pewter, minted in 1776, according to SWNS. "This coin represents a discovery that is in the ...
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On this day in history, August 22, 1776, the British invade Brooklyn by sea
The British army and navy, in a stunning display of global force projection and military logistics, invaded Brooklyn by sea and launched the defeat of George Washington's army in New York City on ...
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Belair, Belvedere and Petit Carenage Estates
Angus McKay 'Proprietor Absent', James White manager in 1790. Angus Mackay [sic] was also shown as the Inhabitant for an unnamed estate of 175 acres in 1776 that given it had the same acreage was ...