The song with tune was printed about 1740 as a single sheet issue, copies of which are in the British Library and the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

This well-known drinking song … Continue reading →

O v e r t h e H i l l s a n d F a r A w a y

“Over the Hills and Far Away” is a … Continue reading →

Burgoyne surrendered @ Saratoga – October 17,1777. News reached France December, 1777. The news helped Franklin with the French Alliance, February 6, 1778. When the alliance was printed in the … Continue reading →