Happy to present the Journal of Nicholas Cresswell with the Thomas Balch Library as part of First Friday in Leesburg. Displays discussed his travels in the Indian Country, his experience with slavery in the colonies, and his growing distaste for… Continue reading

The sky was so luminous and dreamy it felt like an Impressionist painting. Continue reading

Excited to contribute to this excellent project as a guest author placing Cresswell’s journal in context of the early stages of the Revolutionary War. Check out their podcast as well. https://emergingrevolutionarywar.org/2025/10/20/an-englishmans-journal-of-the-revolutionary-war-the-journals-of-nicholas-cresswell-1774-1777/ Continue reading