Not Philadelphia, 1776. Philadelphia late 1776-late 1777 was occupied by Sir William Howe as he moved his base from New York to Philly after the battle of Germantown. 1776 is an attractive year because of the Declaration of Independance and everyone instantly recognizes it, but:
- Washington was still Lieutenant General Washington and had not yet been confirmed as head of all forces until post-Saratoga.
- Everyone was too busy running for their lives or fighting the British or dealing with Tories.
- Besides, the Masons had the run of things until 1781.
My reading of history makes a good, solid Masonic Civil War start in March, 1787 after the collapse of the Articles of Confederation and the formation of the Constitutional Conventions. Although you don't have the Madness of King George sending forth his trusted generals into the fray, you do have Evil Alexander Hamilton. Mmmm evil masons.
As a subject I have spent literally years musing on but have not put one concrete word to paper, I speak from a very small soapbox of authority.
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Date: 2003-09-02 11:43 am (UTC)- Washington was still Lieutenant General Washington and had not yet been confirmed as head of all forces until post-Saratoga.
- Everyone was too busy running for their lives or fighting the British or dealing with Tories.
- Besides, the Masons had the run of things until 1781.
My reading of history makes a good, solid Masonic Civil War start in March, 1787 after the collapse of the Articles of Confederation and the formation of the Constitutional Conventions. Although you don't have the Madness of King George sending forth his trusted generals into the fray, you do have Evil Alexander Hamilton. Mmmm evil masons.
As a subject I have spent literally years musing on but have not put one concrete word to paper, I speak from a very small soapbox of authority.