The February 1818 Alteration: How Connecticut’s Record Was Quietly Rewritten to Reverse Its Ratification of the Titles of Nobility Amendment
Introduction Among the most revealing artifacts in the long and tangled history of the Titles…
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1814: How War, Politics, and Power Made It Easy to Rewrite Connecticut’s History
The Fragile Integrity of Early State Records In 1814, the concept of “archival integrity” barely…
Why the 1994 National Archives Opinion on Virginia’s Ratification of the Titles of Nobility Amendment Was Wrong
Introduction In 1994, Acting General Counsel Christopher M. Runkel of the National Archives and Records…
What “Large Majority” Meant in 1814
What “Large Majority” Meant in 1814 In the early 19th century, the phrase “large majority”…
Forgery and Recomposition: The Denison Signature and the 1813 Connecticut Committee Report on the Titles of Nobility Amendment
By Stanley Ivan Evans Abstract Recent forensic comparison of Connecticut’s 1813 legislative documents concerning the…
Did Connecticut Ratify the Titles of Nobility Amendment?
A documentary and forensic case study (1813–1818) Thesis The best reading of the federal record…
Did Connecticut Ratify the Titles of Nobility Amendment? A documentary and forensic case study…
The Article V Denominator: No Law Then, No Law Now
Thesis From 1810–1819—and still today—no statute, constitutional clause, or Supreme Court holding defines whether “three-fourths…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Virginia Adopted TONA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researcher Releases Virginia Evidence Packet Showing State-Level Adoption of the Titles of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researcher Releases Evidence Packet Indicating Alterations in 1813 Connecticut Committee Report on…