Between Love and Duty at Valley Forge Chapter XXIII
Major Lawrence searches for Eric Mortimer among Washingtons forces near Philadelphia as Count d Estaing sails toward the coast. Lee’s headquarters reveal Mortimer’s last known mission, likely dead or deserted while Hamilton braces for evacuation and a French aided retreat across the Delaware.
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Valley Forge
Hamilton
Joe
al Hamilton
Eric Mortimer
Washington
Sir Henry Cantop
Philadelphia
d’Estaing
Clinton
Delaware
Maxwell
Rive
Dickinson
New Jersey
Coryell’s Ferry
Lee
Claire
Yaly
Tho Mortimer
Lawrence
Mount Holly
Uae
My Lady of Doubt by Frandall Parrish excerpt scene
A Confederate era officer reflects on Mortimer's alleged loyalty versus treachery as Grant the Tory spy network and Fagin’s associates surface. The narrator contemplates Claire’s possible involvement, Eric’s fate, and the looming army movements near Philadelphia as Clinton evacuates. The tension centers on hidden loyalties, ruses, and the search for truth amid advancing conflict.
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Red’ Fagin
Monmouth County
Mortimer
Lone Tree
Medford
Grant
Mortmera
Fagin
Eric
Big Fieet
Leo
Claire
Philadelphia
Maxwell
Two Dave
Farrell
Duval
Jersey
Dickinson
Mortimers
Queen's Rangers
Peter
Mimhurst
Rangers
Osme
Fagio
Howe
Philadelphi
Coleas Mortimer
Elmhurst
Clinton
Delaware
Washington Orders Pursuit as Clinton Forces Move Toward Monmouth
In the dawn of June 18 the British retreated from Philadelphia, crossing the Delaware at Gloucester, while Washington, despite opposition, prepared a vigorous pursuit. Morgan’s riflemen and Maxwell’s force advanced with over five thousand troops, crossing the river and moving toward Monmouth. Lee’s reluctance to engage sparked tension, but Washington resolved to fight, and Clinton’s line stretching twelve miles with baggage and batteries faced a determined, battle-ready force.
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Clinton
Battld
Coryell’s Ferry
Washington
Matwell
Jersey
Delaware
Gloucester Point
Haddenfeld
Camden
Department of the Quartermaster
Sete
Trenton
Morgan
Maxwell
Cese
Brandywine
Germantown
England
Wayne
Varfum
Scott
Jackson
Grayson
Hopewell
Tim
Council Five
Lee
Charles Lee
Saint Andrew
New Jersey
Millstone River
Perogs
Farrell
Monmouth
Fashion Fatal Hair Accessory Linked to Death in Pennsylvania
A garbled report links a hair ret with a Pennsylvania woman's death and hints at a broader fashion related fatality. It mentions a South Carolina prophet declaring the world ends next year and a capitalist liquidating $16 million in New York in three months, noting possibly faster liquidation by “competent New Yorkers.”
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Pennsylvania
South Carolina
New York
Cleveland Grocery Stand Folows Dead Owner Advertisement
In Cleveland a grocery store is offered for sale with the reason advertised that the present owner is dead. The note playfully disputes the old adage that you can't take it with you and frames the sale as a practical business move.
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Cleveland
Athey real asphyxia warning for aviators amid tainted bills
A fragment warns that drowsiness and dizziness in pilots may be caused by a term Athey real asphyxia. A Ohio convict contracts tuberculosis from tainted money he put in his mouth. The piece suggests many would still take the risk the bills pose to germs.
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Ohio
Charces
Quips and Questions From A Roaring Early 20th Century Page
A humorous fragment catalog notes on gender roles fashion advice and social trends. It mentions a medical journal urging women to be pretty with powder and rouge, a professor predicting 1821 earth’s stop, Chicago street naming quirks, Chinese emperor’s writings and possible fortune, a grave digger’s birthday stunt, and light speculation about aeronautics and speed.
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Chicago
Connecticut
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