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Side view of powderhorn showing engraving of a fort

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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Small metal balancing scale to compare the weights of coins in the British colonies.

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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This image shows a black leather pouch attached to a long beige strap with ammunition parts next to it.

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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This image shows iron chain shot that looks like a large chain with iron balls on the ends, bar shot which looks like an iron bar with to half iron balls on the ends, and a cannonball.

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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This image shows a handwritten 18th century document on aged brownish paper that certified the age of a Continental Army soldier.

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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Book, "The Female Review: Life of Deborah Sampson the Female Soldier in the War of the Revolution," opened to show its title page

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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Image shows a handwritten letter on aging beige paper sending along news about the Articles of Peace being signed.

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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On the left is the front cover of a Revolutionary era theater program from a monody at Southwark Theater in Philadelphia. To the right, is the back page.

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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This image shows a brass chamber door handle that was used at the Presidents House at 6th and Market in Philadelphia while George Washington lived there.

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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A blue and white postage stamp with the likenesses of General George Washington, José Francisco de San Martín, and Simón Bolívar.

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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