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Betsy Ross myth challenged by Alrich widow records
Emma B Alrich widow of Levi L Alrich, longtime editor of the Public Record, publishes a pamphlet “History Not Myth” asserting Betsy Ross helped make the first Stars and Stripes. The piece traces corroboration through Canby and Washington era sources, and cites 1777 design approval and Mulberry Street’s flag house.
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Etsy Ross
Levi L. Alrich
Emma B. Alrich
Alriches
Public Record
Cawker City
Kan
Alrich
Mrs. Alrich
National Tribune
Washington, D. C
Betsy Ross
State Historical Society
Friends’ Meetings
Holland Society of
New York
Jacob
Peter Ulrich
Delaware
Peter Stuyvesant
William J. Canby
Canby
America
Thomas Canby
Thorn
England
Susan Canby
Peter Alrich
Levi L. Ulrich
Susan
Pennsylvania Historical Society
Ross
Ulrich
George Washington
Robert Morris
Col
George Rows
Betsy
American Congress
United States
Griscom
Elisabeth Griscom
Samuel
Rebecca Griscom
Andrew Griscom
Washington
Penta
John
Killah
Erica
Rosas
Joseph Ashburn
Young Republic
Mill
Portsmouth
Moyland
John Claypoole
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Mra. Mund
Mia Ross
Claussa Wilson
Navy Yard