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Posts tagged Thomas Posey

August 1, 2011

 

mount-vernon, edit

Hoosier Daddy…Thomas Posey and George Washington

Indiana Territorial Governor Thomas Posey never claimed to be the son of George Washington. It was only after Posey’s death that such claims first surfaced.

July 25, 2011

 

Jonathan Jennings grave, edit

A Savvy Politician Guides Indiana Into Statehood

Voters opposed outright electioneering, so when Jennings dropped in at a militia muster or log rolling, he was always ‘on his way’ to some other place.

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