I'm not running off to a meeting this morning, so I can pull out more notes and citations on Donald McAlpine, Boston fencing-master. He arrived late in 1769,...
Actually Fencing swordsmanship etc. was in fact as much middle/lower class as it was a pursuit of the noble. In fact no real gentleman would advertise the...
Mr. Bell Many thanks for the very kind words. having read some of you work, as well as always checking out what you have to say on the list I take this a high...
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Feb 3, 2003 8:05 pm
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Dave, you have a point if the quote came from a common soldier. But when it was the Commander in Chief's ADC who had to hand the marching order's out this...
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The person below, Dale Begley, is looking for people to appear in a painting he's doing for the Boston Historical National Park. If you're interested in...
List, After tomorrow night's airing of the Boston Massacre Show on the Discovery Channel it appears you may ask any questions that you have about the event to...
Gentlemen, Ladies, I am sad to relate word of the unexpected passing over the weekend of Edward Desmond of Woburn, MA, brother of British Brigade and Tenth...
Paul Please express our condolences to Bill. We will try and send a card to Bill from Mary and myself. -- Winston S. Stone Capt. & Lt. Col. 1st Guards Honi...
Dear List: Several years ago when we were planning the Battle Road 2000, I was sent some jpg files of one musket with the breech blown out. Does anyone have ...
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Feb 5, 2003 7:40 pm
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Will do. Your man Condrick attended this evening. He is one of the good ones....
Skip: Perhaps a clarification is in order as the 2003 Battle Road cartridges are specified as to contain no more than 110 grains. Assuming one is priming...
That's what I mean by 100 down the barrel, assuming that the remainder goes in the pan. We do have safety regulations on the web site, unfortunately I ...
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Feb 6, 2003 4:47 pm
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Thanks, yes he is. -- Winston S. Stone Capt. & Lt. Col. 1st Guards Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense...
pardon my confusion but is the problem the amount of powder or the Muskets them selves? Adam ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign...
The problem is with the fire arm. A well constructed weapon, from a reputable company like Navy Arms has tested it 's weapons to stay together under larger...
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Feb 6, 2003 5:51 pm
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I'm hoping someone has that picture. It's quite dramatic and I hate to think of what the guys shoulder looked like... Skip Hayward ... From:...
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Feb 6, 2003 6:52 pm
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... I think that there may be two different classes of weapons being talked about here. I have the material put away and will get it out but; Stoeger sold a...
I would be most interested in see the pics if I could. Thanks for the information. Mark A. Nichipor Park Ranger Minute Man NHP...
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Feb 6, 2003 9:57 pm
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... Mark, Just found the Stoeger Catalog 1958. They show 6 flintlock long guns, none of which could ever be mistaken for anything carried today. Four are...
Thanks Ed, This is a good start. Skip Hayward Battle Road ... From: Ed Kennedy [mailto:edkennedy18thc@...] Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 8:01 PM ...
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Dear List, For any list members within driving distance of western MA, I am doing a public presentation on "Berkshires in the Revolution" on Wednesday evening,...
Good day all, I wish you all the joy of it. Would like to register for the 'Battle Road' event this year. Can someone point me in the right direction?? ...
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Feb 11, 2003 1:28 pm
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Richard, I am sending out invites electronically with in 48 hours. Sean Kelleher For the Battle Road Committee ... From: capt6th.coli@......
Please go to: http://www.battleroad.org Skip Hayward Chairman Battle Road ... From: capt6th.coli@... [mailto:capt6th.coli@...] Sent: Tuesday, February...
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Feb 11, 2003 2:45 pm
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Sean, ....... terrific, thanks, guess I jumped the gun...... the Regiment was a bit ansy at our Annual Meeting this past Sunday. We have yet to do this ...
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Feb 12, 2003 1:47 am
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Richard ... I just sent a draft invite out to the committee. (We are a little behind.) An FYI if people have not done Battle Road in the past, this might be a...
Hi all, Just to close the loop - The Battle Road invite can be found at http://www.battleroad.org/reenactors.htm There are some other updates on that web site....
An extract from Barry Hadfield Rodrigue's article "An Album in the Attic: The Forgotten Frontier of the Quebec-Maine Borderlands During the Revolutionary War,"...
After coming home from England this week, I twice watched the Discovery Channel's UNSOLVED HISTORY episode about the Boston Massacre. I thought that it was an...
