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This image depicts the violent outbreak following a heated exchange between Roger Griswald (Federalist) and Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican). The outbreak shows the tensions between political divisions in the early republic and the animosity…

A tavern keeper called William Dixon claimed that a Reverend called Patrick Lunan had stayed at his house for four days, during which he acquired two pounds, fourteen shillings, and ten pence of debt. However, due to the laws of the time, Dixon was…

A petition from ordinary keepers against a law that restricted them from being able to collect debts. Ordinary keepers found this law to be harmful to their businesses, as it prevented them from collecting money and put them at financial risk from…

A stock Image Cover of a Korean-American rally

A law from Virginia, 1662, pertaining to what kind of alcohol could be sold and who could sell it. This law references "disorders and riots in ordinaries", which shows the concern of the colonial government that ordinaries would be a source of…

A newspaper was published on June 29, 1861, which was a few weeks prior to the First Battle of Bull Run. Harper's Weekly shows a bias toward the Union and called the Confederates rebels In addition, it also showed the United States Army occupying…

For my research project on the Potomac railroad during and around the civil war (focusing on governmental proceedings), I will use a document called the Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac Railroad: Petition. This petition will make my project…