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- Adams, Samuel
- "The Father of the Revolution"
(Harper's Monthly, 1876B)
- André, Major
- Major André's Story of the "Mischianza," by Sophie Howard Ward
(Century Magazine, 1894A)
- The "Mischianza" was a farewell banquet and celebration given in Philadelphia in 1778 in honor of Sir William Howe, commander-in-chief of the British armies. It was described as a combination of parade, pageant and tournament.
- Belcher, Jonathan
- Jonathan Belcher, a Royal Governor of Massachusetts, by George Edward Ellis
(Atlantic Monthly, 1893)
- Byrd, William
- Colonel William Byrd of Westover, Virginia, by Constance Cary Harrison
(Century Magazine, 1891B)
- A British planter and author in colonial Virginia, considered the founder of Richmond, Virginia.
- Fairfax
- My Lord Fairfax of Virginia
(Scribners, 1879B)
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Worldly Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin
(Leisure Hour, 1868)
- Unpublished Letters of Benjamin Franklin, by John Bigelow
(Century Magazine, 1886B)
- Franklin's Home and Host in France, by John Bigelow
(Century Magazine, 1888A)
- Franklin in Allegory, by Charles Henry Hart
(Century Magazine, 1891A)
- Girard, Steven
- Steven Girard
(Godey's, 1833)
- Stephen Girard (May 20, 1750 – December 26, 1831) was a French-born, naturalized American, philanthropist and banker. He personally saved the U.S. government from financial collapse during the War of 1812, and became one of the wealthiest people in America, estimated to have been the fourth richest American of all time. - Wikipedia
- Hamilton, Alexander
- Alexander Hamilton
(Atlantic Monthly, 1865)
- Alexander Hamilton, by the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge
(McClures, 1897)
- Jones, John Paul
- Paul Jones, by Molly Elliott Seawell
(Century Magazine, 1895A)
- Penn, William
- The Grave of William Penn
(Harper's Monthly, 1882A)
- Pickering, Timothy
- Timothy Pickering [Federalist], by Henry Cabot Lodge
(Atlantic Monthly, 1878)
- Randolph, John
- John Randolph of Roanoake: Recollections and Unpublished Letters, by Powhatan Bouldin
(Century Magazine, 1896A)
- "John Randolph (1773-1833) was a planter, and a Congressman from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives at various times between 1799 and 1833, the Senate (1825–1827), and also as Minister to Russia (1830)." - Wikipedia
- Winthrop, John
- A Puritan Gentleman in New England (Harper's Monthly, 1876B)
- The first Governor of Massachusetts.
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