"The Letters of John Paul Jones Discovered" Topic
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 Parzival  | 04 Jul 2013 5:23 a.m. PST |
A South Carolina library has "rediscovered" letters from Jones to Joseph Hewes and Benjamin Franklin. They weren't lost, as such, but simply forgotten about in the archives: link Best of all, they pertain directly to the founding of the American Navy and Jones's ideas and advice regarding the same, so the historical significance is strong. In any case, a nice little surprise for the Fourth of July! |
 20thmaine | 04 Jul 2013 5:45 a.m. PST |
Could they, by any chance, have been saving this announcement for 4/7 ? |
| Parzival | 04 Jul 2013 5:49 a.m. PST |
Possibly. Librarians and museum curators know the value of timely PR.  |
| shaun from s and s models | 04 Jul 2013 8:50 a.m. PST |
never really liked Manfred man |
| Old Contemptibles | 05 Jul 2013 7:22 a.m. PST |
Never really liked Rupert Murdoch. |
| Parzival | 05 Jul 2013 9:11 a.m. PST |
If you'd bothered to look at the byline, you'd have seen it's an Associated Press article, so your prejudicial statement has zero application to the story. Now, can we stick with discussing the topic at hand, which is about a very significant historical figure expressing his own thoughts and opinions about a very crucial time in American history and the founding of the American Navy? |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
