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Blog postOn September 17, 2019 the Naval Academy allowed John Jay to help the Midshipmen celebrate Constitution Day. Commander David Richardson invited me and helped showing me around as did Ensign Francis Kim who took all these super photos. Mr. Jay as a Federalist spoke to the Midshipmen about the need for having a United States Navy instead of every state having its own navy. We took a vote and they voted overwhelmingly to get rid of the Articles of Confederation and adopt the Constitution. Very
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Blog postJohn Jay Reenactor Phil Webster at Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City
on July Fourth 2019
As part of the quest to make John Jay known to New York City, New York State, the United States and the World, Phil Webster performed at Federal Hall on the Fourth of July, 2019. My talk focused on what happened in New York City on July 4, 1776. Philadelphia gets all the attention. Why didn't John Jay sign the Declaration of Independence? In a letter to Edward Rutledge on Octobe -
Blog postJohn Jay reenactor Phil Webster with John Rollison reenactor James Cameron at Williamsburg Barnes & Noble
On Saturday October 6, John Rollison Reenactor James Cameron stopped by and conversed and encouraged John Jay reenactor Phil Webster at the New Town Williamsburg Virginia Barnes and Noble. James also has a history network entitled OHP Media which stands for Our Historical Past. We might do some work together in the future. -
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Blog postAnd There Arose a Generation That Knew Not John Jay Nor the Works of the LORD
“Now there arose a new king, who knew nothing of Joseph, came to power in Egypt.” (Exodus 1:8)
“After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel.” (Judges 2:10)
"A proper history of the United States...would develop the great plan of Providence, for causing this extensive par -
Blog postOn April 30, 2018 John Jay revisited Federal Hall with Reenactor Phil Webster. This was the 229th Anniversary of George Washington's First Inauguration. John Jay at that time was the first Secretary of State. Thomas Jefferson did not get back to the United States until March 1790. Jay had served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Confederation Congress and stayed until Jefferson came back from France. During that time Jay and his office wrote 100 reports and 500 letters concerning ma
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Blog postJohn Jay to attend George Washington's Inauguration on April 30, 2018 at Federal Hall in New York City
It is quite fitting that John Jay should be in attendance at the recreation of the First Inauguration at Federal Hall in New York. Back in April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath of office outside Federal Hall. He then went into Federal Hall and gave his Inauguration Address. Afterwards, Washington, Adams, the Cabinet (Jay Secretary of State because Jefferson did not return -
Blog postJohn Jay Reenactor Phil Webster addressed Homeschool groups at the Great Homeschool Convention in Greenville SC on March 8-10, 2018. He also visited Guilford Courthouse, Cowpens and the Yadkin River near Salisbury NC which was the second of three rivers which Maryland and Delaware Continentals crossed under General Morgan and Greene. Each time the Americans crossed, they got to the other side safely. Each time the British attempted to cross the Catawba, the Yadkin and the Dan Rivers, there w
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Blog postJohn Jay reenactor Phil Webster to speak at Great Homeschool Convention at Greenville SC March 8-10
Phil Webster will speak as John Jay at two sessions at the Great Homeschool Convention. On Friday at 7:30 PM John Jay will present "1776 FAITH: The Christian Worldview of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.
On Saturday morning Mr. Jay will relate stories about his 28 years of service to the new nation.
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Blog postPhil Webster/ John Jay at Salisbury MD Barnes and Noble bookstore Dec. 2, 2017
Phil Webster appeared in character as John Jay at a booksigning of his books 1776 FAITH, 1776 DELMARVA and 1787 FAITH on Saturday, December 2, 2017.
John and Sally Jay had two sons:
one born in 1776 (Peter), the year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
and one in 1789 (William), the year when the new government started under the Constitution.
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Blog postThomas Paine's words came out the same day as John Jay's Address, on December 23, 1776. Thomas Paine's American Crisis made it to the Maryland Gazette on February 6, 1777 and John Jay's Address was printed in the February 20 and 27 editions of the Maryland Gazette. The March 6, 1777 edition apparently is missing but it contained the third part of the address.
Think of the setting around Fishkill, New York as John Jay has to travel dangerously in New York. He has to keep the activit -
Blog postAt Most 5 of the 95 Founders Were Deists
For the last decade or so, it has been pushed in the public schools and universities that "all the Founders were Deist and Atheists and there is no place for God in the public square." In the late 1990s, I came across the 25 volumes of "Letters of the Delegates to Congress 1774-1789." I gave myself "The Founders' Challenge." I read all these volumes (plus 34 volumes of "Journals of Continental Congress" -
Blog postJohn Jay at Naval Academy along with Hamilton, Madison and Mason
It was a high honor to be able to portray John Jay at the Naval Academy on September 15, 2017 to help the Midshipmen celebrate Constitution Day. John Jay with Alexander Hamilton (Rocky Rockefeller) and James Madison (David Smith) as well as George Mason (Mark Croatti) helped midshipmen interact with these future leaders at the Naval Academy for Constitution Day remembrance.
Naval Academy Library
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Blog postBritish Fleet of 265 Ships Sighted in the Chesapeake Bay
August 24, 1777
If you cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge keep a sharp eye out for a large British fleet consisting of 265 ships. The British fleet was sighted last on August 7 off the Atlantic Coast at Sinepuxent Island (near Assateague Island and birthplace of Stephen Decatur Jr. who later became a hero during the Barbary Wars). Intelligence sources makes me think that they will land tomorrow near Worton Creek (nea -
Blog postJohn Jay at Hale Brynes House August 12, 2017
John Jay spoke about his career at the Hale Brynes House near Newark, Delaware on Saturday August 12, 2017.
Hale Brynes House historical marker which highlights the meeting place where Washington, Lafayette, Nathanael Greene met and strategized in 1777
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Blog postSyracuse University showing love and attention to John Jay
The Nation's Most Forgotten Founding Father
The Syracuse University grad school of Communications has started a magazine for Reenactors entitled reenactmag. Jasmine Gomez did an article on John Jay on June 29, 2017 and you can check it out on (Rachel George did the great photography).
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As a John Jay interpreter, Webster is determined to bring Jay the historical rec -
Blog postJohn Jay Throwing Clay Pipe to Show stopping of subservience to French diplomacy at Treaty of Paris
John Jay threw his pipe into the fireplace to signify the stopping of the practice of being subservient to the French diplomacy of the Treaty of Paris. Jay felt that the United States would get nowhere unless we dealt directly as an independent nation in our diplomacy. Dr. Franklin finally agreed. Keep in mind all of Franklin's work to get the French to help us in terms of getting an -
Blog postJohn Jay Press Conference at Chestertown MD
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Blog postThe United States Suffers From a Vitamin Jay Deficiency
The seven pillars of the Founding Fathers are:
George Washington
John Adams
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
Many people would question the inclusion of John Jay. When people study the Founders in depth, they will see the in-depth contributions of John Jay. Here are some of the tasks that he undertook.
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Blog postLooking at New York celebrations of the Fourth of July, I saw your festival. I was wondering if you would ever like a presentation from John Jay. John Jay is consistently snubbed in books and presentations about the American Revolution. Here are some current snubs: In a new book "Of Arms and Artists" John Jay's picture is cut out of the Signing of the Treaty of Paris
In the otherwise great work "John Adams" on HBO, Jefferson gets the spotlight in Paris and there -
Blog postNorth Wicomico River to Parker Mill Pond
Would the HMS Roebuck made it up to Parker Mill Pond?
Every February I try to remember the events of February 1777 at Parker Mill Pond.
I am sure quite a few people are thinking to themselves, "How could a British 44 gun ship make it all the way up to Parker Mill Pond in February 1777?" As stated several times previously, things are not the same as they were in 1777. There are two dams in that area. One is -
Blog postRecommendations for John Jay portrayal by Phil Webster
I had the privilege of presenting Ben Franklin's views and values to an audience in Annapolis, MD recently. By my side was Phil Webster, the perfect John Jay for that or any evening. Phil's John Jay was totally believable, bringing Jay's views to life with much more detail and historical accuracy than I'm sure the audience expected. Phil's awareness of Jay and the historical context in which he lived and worked is enormous. Addi -
Blog postPhil Webster will have a booksigning of "1787 FAITH: The Christian Worldview of the Signers of the Constitution" on Saturday December 17th at William and Mary University from 1 to 4 PM.
1787 FAITH comes from researching the 25 volumes of Letters of the Delegates of Congress 1774-1789 and 34 volumes of Journals of Continental Congress along with other sources.
Were you ever taught in your high school about the two hour worship service on April 30, 1789 at St. P -
Blog postPhil Webster will be in character as John Jay on December 3, 2016 at Book Bin in Onley Virginia to sign his book "1776 DELMARVA: Defending Delmarva During the American Revolution."
In 1777 the Ninth Regiment of Virginia played an unsung heroic role in denying the British and Tories an operational base on the Delmarva Peninsula. At the end of 1776, Continental Congress fled from Philadelphia and the capital of the country was in Baltimore until March 1777. John Hancock said -
Blog postThanks to Owen Laurie of the Maryland State Archives, I am honored to pass on this list of African Americans who helped fought in the American Revolution from Maryland
First Name Last Name Start End Unit Term Vol 18 Other
*Black Boy Gim 1776 Magruder's co, 3rd. Batt (Ewing), Flying Camp 38 drummer DAR
*Nace Butler 1776 1783 2nd MD Fifer; Pension: http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12741094/ DAR
*Charles Fenton 1776 Burgess' co., 3rd. Batt (Ewing), F -
Blog postMount Harmon American Revolution Reenactment On Saturday October 29, 2016 American Revolution reenactors came to Mount Harmon in Cecil County, Maryland This picture takes one back in time to camp life during the American Revolution Camp site with tents at Mount Harmon American troops at Mount Harmon Mount Harmon Plantation
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Blog postThere will be a booksigning of 1787 FAITH at the Easton News Center bookstore in Easton Maryland on Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 11 AM to 1 PM Phil Webster will be there in character as John Jay, the First Chief Justice who also served as President of the American Bible Society.
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Blog postWhen I entered Carpenters Hall the floor caught my attention: Honor God. From what I understand, the mosaic at Carpenters Hall was placed there around the time of the Civil War. However, it made me pause and think. The First Continental Congress which included John Jay and his father-in-law William Livingston had a day of prayer on October 5, 1774. They honored God.
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Blog postRecommendations for "Can a Chief Justice Love God?: The Life of John Jay" by Phil Webster (2002 Author House)
In light of current debates on the issue of "separation of church and state," has anyone bothered to check where the first Supreme Court Chief Justice would have stood?...
"I must congratulate you on both the motivation which inspired you to undertake the writing of these two important works, and for the yeoman-like performance of resea -
Blog postJOHN JAY’S CHRISTMAS ADDRESS 1776
On December 23, 1776, John Jay wrote this following address to the Representatives of New York. For brevity I will refer to it as “John Jay’s Christmas Address 1776.” Continental Congress not only adopted it, they had it translated into German. In this address, the future Chief Justice referred to God at least 33 times. Take note that Jay was not reprimanded for mentioning God. He was chosen as the first Chief Justice by George Washington and appro -
Blog postWhy John Jay Had to Stay: New York Christmas Address 1776 The year 1776 turned out to be more than a tough year for the state and City of New York, it was disastrous. If you did not realize it before you will see why John Jay had to stay in New York. As of June 1776 there were two British warships in New York harbor and New Yorkers were anticipating the arrival any day of the British Fleet. As advertised, the fleet came and showed off its power and intimidated the citizens. Let us look a
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Blog postProclamation of Continental Congress May 26, 1779 John Jay President [Raising Battalions by Appealing to the Supreme Ruler] By the Congress of the United States of America A Proclamation The circumstances attending the violation of the rights of America, by Great Britain, and the events of the present war in consequence of that violation, have manifested, that the supreme ruler of Heaven and earth, led these United States out of bondage; and that it is he who hath made them Independent.
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Blog postPeople are asking about the authenticity of the AMC program “Turn” on Sunday nights. I have been watching with interest because John Jay was quite involved in the spy network in and around New York. His work with Enoch Crosby served as the basis for a book entitled “The Spy” by James Fennimore Cooper (who was a friend of John Jay’s son). Jay served on the Secret Committee of the New York Convention (Vol. I, p.75). On July 22, 1776, Jay purchased a cannon from Salisbury, Connecticut
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Blog postSally Jay's Contribution to the Paris Peace Treaty Sally Jay’s Impact on the Treaty of Paris 1783 Not much historical thought is given to Sally (Sarah) Jay. Not much focus is put upon her travel with her husband to Spain and then to France in the middle of the American Revolutionary War. Let us turn our focus on her huge impact on the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris 1783. If Sally Jay did not accompany her husband to Spain and then France, we might not have gotten a peace treaty. The daugh
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Blog postJohn Jay on Freedom of Religion
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Blog postIf you have ever looked at the cover of the book 1776 FAITH, you will notice that the two main characters in the drawing are very well done by Frank B Mayer. The picture is the artist's copy of "The Continentals." Take special note of the other soldiers. This painting was chosen for the book because it depicts how we in the United States are losing focus.
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Blog postGreen Hill Church held its annual Worship Service on Sunday August 21, 2016 on the Sunday nearest to St. Bartholomew's Day. Its official name is St. Batholomew's Church. During the American Revolution, the Monie Company of the Princess Anne Battalion of the Maryland Militia bivouacked inside this church. Here are some pews and brick floor. The church is within 100 feet of the Wicomico River. USGenWeb Somerset County MDGenWeb Somerset County Maryland Militia Revolutionary War, 178
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Blog postPhil Webster in character as John Jay attended a book signing at Bethany Beach Books on Friday, July 1st, 2016. Nearby Bethany at the Delaware Bay on July 2nd, 1776 a crew from the Rock Hall Maryland area died. Lambert Wickes finally broke the British blockade of the Delaware Bay and found a ship named the Nancy which had 300 barrels of gunpowder aboard. In 18 months, Lambert Wickes captured only 18 British ships; but let's talk about John Paul Jones. Anyway, Lambert put his younger brother
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Blog postWilliam and Mary bookstore 1776 DELMARVA booksigning May 14, 2016 William and Mary Bookstore on Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, Virginia was the venue for Phil Webster and a booksigning of 1776 FAITH and 1776 DELMARVA.
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Blog postWelcome to 1776 Faith April 2016
Welcome to www.1776faith.blogspot.com. This blog attempts to document the Christian worldview of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. My humble research shows that 54 of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence had a Christian worldview. Of the signers of the Constitution 36 out of 39 had a Christian worldview (totals: 90 of 95). The sister blog entitled www.1787constitutionfaith.blogspot.com attempts to document the Christian wor -
Blog postFor those of you who follow this blog from time to time, I humbly apologize for not writing entries lately. I have been busy finishing my new book 1787 Faith: The Christian Worldview of the Signers of the Constitution. Be on the lookout for it published in a few months.
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Blog postPORTRAY JOHN JAY
Have you ever given serious consideration to the Christian worldview of the Founding Fathers? How about hearing it from the nation's first Chief Justice John Jay? Did they teach you in high school that he was asked by the New York Convention to address the state of New York during the trying times of December 1776 and in that address mentioned God and having faith in God 33 times? Did they teach you in college about Mr. Jay being President of the American Bible Soci -
Blog postMaryland and Delaware Troops Sacrificing Their Lives for the Continental Army August 27, 1776
On this day August 27, 1776 Continental Army soldiers from Delaware and Maryland lost over 500 men combined in an effort to let the Continental Army live to fight another day. The combined British Forces with Hessian mercenaries totalled about 30,000. The American side totalled between 15,000 to 20,000. Not only was the American side outnumbered, the British had control of the waterways aro -
Blog postPhil Webster will have a booksigning on Saturday August 22, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at the Wicomico County Tourism Center between Delmar, Maryland and Salisbury Maryland on Rt. 13.
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Blog postFrancis Makemie pioneered the planting of Presbyterian churches on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia. Churches at Rehobeth (Maryland), Manokin (Princess Anne, Maryland), Snow Hill (Maryland), Rockawalkin (Salisbury,Maryland) Pocomoke (Maryland) (Virginia) and (Virginia) all claim their heritage from Francis Makemie. Reverend John Henry replaced Francis Makemie at Rehobeth, Maryland (the oldest Presbyterian church in the United States). Rev. John Henry and his
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