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Havana Powder Horn
This powder horn, engraved with a walled city, flags, and a crown symbol, commemorates the July 7, 1763, British evacuation of Havana on the island of Cuba, marking the end of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763).
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James Boone's Money Scale
This money scale owned by Pennsylvanian James Boone was used to compare weights and values of the coins from many different nations circulating throughout the colonies.
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American Cartridge Box and Ammunition
Cartridge boxes like this were a common way for most American soldiers carry their ammunition and was worn over the shoulder or around the waist.
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Bar Shot, Chain Shot, and Cannonball
The chain shot, bar shot, and cannonball are examples of projectiles shot from cannons by the Continental Navy and British Royal Navy during Revolutionary War battles at sea.
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Age Certification for David Clark
This document from May 1780 certified that 17-year-old David Clark was old enough to enlist in the Continental Army.
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Biography of Deborah Sampson
Deborah Sampson worked with editor Herman Mann to write this biography the documented her life and wartime story or dressing in men's clothes to serve in the army.
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Letter about the Articles of Peace
This letter written by prominent American merchants while in France passed along news back to America that the articles of peace had been signed.
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Theater Program
This program is for a special monody, also known as an ode, that was likely performed at Philadelphia’s Southwark Theater on Dec. 7, 1784.
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Chamber Door Handle
This brass and iron chamber door handle was removed from the Market Street house that George Washington occupied in Philadelphia during the Constitutional Convention and as President.
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Colombian Postage Stamp
This 1955 Colombian postage stamp shows General George Washington in the company of José Francisco de San Martín (1778-1850) and Simón Bolívar (1783-1830).
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