Imperfect Men

On this episode, Cody and Steve bring the podcast home as they discuss the man whose name adorns the city that the show is recorded in, Jonathan Dayton.Sources“Brief History of Dayton.” City of Dayton, City Commission Office. <http://www.cityofdayton.org/cco/Pages/BriefHistory.aspx>. Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.Stewart, David O. “Burr, Ogden and Dayton: The Original Jersey Boys.” Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug 2011. <https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/burr-ogden-and-dayton-the-original-jersey-boys-51406588/>. Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.United States Congress. “Jonathan Dayton.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000165>. Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.Wright Jr., Robert K., and MacGregor Jr., Morris J. Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Washington, DC: United States Army Center of Military History, 1987.See pinned tweet for general sources

On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss their first subject who didn’t sign any of the founding documents, the hero of Charlotte and the original Tar Heel, William Richardson Davie.Podcast to recommend: Flatpack History of Sweden (https://aflatpackhistoryofsweden.com/)SourcesAnderson III, William L. “William Richardson Davie.” Charlotte History Museum. <https://charlottemuseum.org/learn/articles/william-richardson-davie/>. Retrieved 20 Mar 2024.Broadwater, Jeff. “William Richardson Davie.” North Carolina History Project. <https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/william-richardson-davie-1756-1820/>. Retrieved 20 Mar 2024.Fulghum, R. Neil. William Richardson Davie: Soldier, Statesman, and Founder of the University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: U. of North Carolina Press, 2006.Robinson, Blackwell P. Revolutionary War Sketches of William R. Davie. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1976.See pinned tweet for general sources

On this episode, Comrade Cody and Comrade Steve venture into the gulag of American diplomacy as they discuss Francis Dana, the first ambassador from the United States to the once and future adversary, Russia.Podcast to recommend: History of Persia (https://history-of-persia-pod-cast.com/)SourcesBolkhouitinov, Nikolai N. Russia and the American Revolution. Tallahassee, FL: The Diplomatic Press, 1976.Dana, Richard H. “Francis Dana.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 1, no. 1, 1877.Kaminski, John P., ed., et al. “Ratification of the Constitution by the States – Massachusetts Supplemental Documents.” The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution. Madison, WI: Center for the Study for the Ratification of the Constitution, 2023.McCullough, David. John Adams. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001.Ruppert, Bob. “Francis Dana and America’s Failed Embassy to Russia.” Journal of the American Revolution. 22 Feb 2017. <https://allthingsliberty.com/2017/02/francis-dana-americas-failed-embassy-russia/>. Retrieved 11 Mar 2024.Syrett, Harold, ed. The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 3. New York City, NY: Columbia U. Press, 1962.United States Congress. “Francis Dana.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000021>. Retrieved 11 Mar 2024.See pinned tweet for general sources

On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss a guy who would probably get picked last for dodgeball, Thomas Cushing.Podcast to recommend: History of the Germans (https://historyofthegermans.com/)SourcesLibrary of Congress. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-89, Vol. I-II. Washington, DC: 1904-05. <https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwjclink.html>. Retrieved 21 Feb 2024.Monk, Will. “Thomas Hutchinson and His Letters.” Journal of the American Revolution. 1 Aug 2023. <https://allthingsliberty.com/2023/08/thomas-hutchinson-and-his-letters/>. Retrieved 21 Feb 2024.United States Congress. “Thomas Cushing.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001017>. Retrieved 21 Feb 2024.See pinned tweet for general sources

On this episode, Steve and Cody hash out whether Revolutionary martyrdom is enough to be a Founding Father, as they discuss Stephen Crane.Podcast to recommend: History in the Bible (https://www.historyinthebible.com/)SourcesFleming, Thomas. “The Battle of Springfield.” New Jersey’s Revolutionary Experience.  Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1975.“Journals of the Continental Congress.” The Library of Congress. <https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwjclink.html>. Retrieved 5 Feb 2024.“Stephen Crane.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000874>. Retrieved 5 Feb 2024.See pinned tweet for general sources

On this episode, Cody and Steve complete the collection of states as they talk about Rhode Island’s John Collins, and why the little state caused such had such a big problem with the Constitution.Podcast to recommend: Historium (https://historium.buzzsprout.com/)Sources“John Collins.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000639>. Retrieved 26 Jan 2024.Kaminski, John, et. al., ed. The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2011.Kratz, Jessie. “Rogue Island: The Last State to Ratify the Constitution.” National Archives. 18 May 2015. <https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2015/05/18/rogue-island-the-last-state-to-ratify-the-constitution/>. Retrieved 26 Jan 2024.See pinned tweet for general sources

On this episode, Cody and Steve tackle the ethics of making money off a war as they discuss George Clymer.Podcast to recommend: Age of Victoria (https://ageofvictoriapodcast.com)Sources“George Clymer.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. <https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/george-clymer/>. Retrieved 9 Jan 2024.“George Clymer.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000538>. Retrieved 9 Jan 2024.Grundfest, Jerry. George Clymer: Philadelphia Revolutionary, 1739-1813. New York City, NY: Arno Press, 1982.See pinned tweet for general sources

On this episode, Cody and Steve try to peer through the mists of history to discover anything interesting about the mysterious William Clingan.Podcast to recommend: Totalus Jeffianus (https://shows.acast.com/totalusjeffianus)Sources“Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-89.” Vol. 2-15. Library of Congress. <https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwjclink.html>. Retrieved 26 Dec 2023.“William Clingan.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000522>. Retrieved 26 Dec 2023.See pinned tweet for general sources

On this episode, Steve and Cody talk about Abraham Clark, that all-too rare of creatures: a kind man from New Jersey.Podcast to recommend: Prime Time (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/prime-time-prime-ministers/id1714263877)Sources“Abraham Clark.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. <https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/abraham-clark/>. Retrieved 18 Dec 2023.“Abraham Clark.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000418>. Retrieved 18 Dec 2023.Bogin, Ruth. Abraham Clark and the Quest for Equality in the Revolutionary Era, 1774-94. Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson U. Press, 1982.See pinned tweet for general sources