During the reign of King George III (1760–1820) the first issue of halfpennies actually was not issued until 10 years after his accession to the throne in 1770. Consequently, the vast number of halfpennies in circulation were actually all counterfeits. Indeed, counterfeiting became rampant at first because there was a coin shortage. In 1771, it
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Researchers agree that Thomas Machin was the engineer who had two metal chains forged and strung across the Hudson River near West Point to prevent British warships from traveling from New York City up the Hudson to Albany to thwart the American Revolution.
There is also agreement that after the war Machin settled in Charleston in Montgomery County, south of the Mohawk River.
But Bevis Longstreth, in his recent historical novel “Chains Across the River,” disputes an account that Machin had supported the cause of liberty as far back as 1773 when he supposedly was one of the men who threw tea into Boston Harbor.
Veteran Historical Fiction Writer Unveils Intrigue Surrounding Forgotten Revolutionary War Hero in New Book From:
Longstreth will discuss his book this Sunday, April 25
th at 4 p.m. in a virtual event hosted by the Desmond Fish Public Library in Garrison. Register at
New York, NYâGeorge Washington and other founding fathers are burned into the annals of history, with every American child learning about their feats of valor and the heroic actions that led to the founding of the United States. History remembers bold, grand events such as the Boston Tea Party, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Washington crossing the Potomac, and the horrors endured during the winter at Valley Forge. But sometimes, it is the less dramatic figures, the ones lost in the shadow of bigger events, that change the course of hi