Interview with author Laurie Halse Anderson
Click on the photo to hear Laurie Halse Anderson speak about 'Historical Accuracy.'
Primary Sources on Many Topics
Daily Life
Fifer's journal
Popular music
Images of daily life
John and Abigail Adams letters of courtship click on any letter
John and Abigail Adams letters during wartime click on any letter
The Last Men of the Revolution speak see what life was like
Occupations not officially a primary source, but good info nonetheless
First hand accounts of events
Boston Massacre and other battlesHistory Place Website (lots of links)
Soldiers' eyewitness testimonies
Trial of Captain Preston (British Captain)
Patriot's poster of remembrance 1770
Obituaries from Boston Massacre
Famous etching by Paul Revere
Boson Gazette front page
"A Tragical Scene" story in verse
Patriot's poster of remembrance 1770
Obituaries from Boston Massacre
Famous etching by Paul Revere
Boson Gazette front page
"A Tragical Scene" story in verse
Medicine
Colonial diseases and cures
Dr. Buchan"s Medical Book
"The wonderful effects of the new inoculation" image
Smallpox epidemic of 1778
New York Times article on Smallpox Epidemic
Dr. Buchan"s Medical Book
"The wonderful effects of the new inoculation" image
Smallpox epidemic of 1778
New York Times article on Smallpox Epidemic
Women of the Revolution
Women during the Revolutionary War
Margaret Morris Journal
Many women's lives Primary source quotations/diaries mixed in
"A Society of Patriotic Ladies" image
Martha Moore Ballard's diary click on any one to see a slice of life
About Martha Moore Ballard not a primary sources, but interesting
Woman accused of witchcraft
Margaret Morris Journal
Many women's lives Primary source quotations/diaries mixed in
"A Society of Patriotic Ladies" image
Martha Moore Ballard's diary click on any one to see a slice of life
About Martha Moore Ballard not a primary sources, but interesting
Woman accused of witchcraft
Taxes
Boston Tea Party image
Boston Tea Party image
John Rowe diary entry (enlarge to read)
John Rowe's diary - Stamp Act Click Transcription to read
Paying the Excise Tax - Tarring and Feathering image
Boston Tea Party image
John Rowe diary entry (enlarge to read)
John Rowe's diary - Stamp Act Click Transcription to read
Paying the Excise Tax - Tarring and Feathering image
African Americans/Slaves/Indentured Servants
MPhyllis Wheatley first African American poet
Runaways Advertisements Search by date or colony
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Decision to side with Loyalists memoir of African American
Colonial Newspapers dealing with servants and slaves
African AmericanLoyalists Letters, memoirs, documents
Indentured Servant:Sea journey 1750 memoir of German
Indentured Servant: Once the boat docked 1750 memoir of German
The New York State Library - focus on New York State.
This material consists of items such as troop rosters and other details extracted from muster rolls, colonial New York State history documents, diaries, orderly books, and broadsides.
List of American Revolutionary War materials
with links to the digital documents.