BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260713T054609Z DTSTART:20251206T103000Z DTEND:20251206T113000Z UID:20251206T103000Z-20251206T113000Z-470@archives.delaware.gov SUMMARY:William Peery and Boaz Manlove: Revolutionary Politics in Suss ex County DESCRIPTION:Sussex County was bitterly divided over the issue of Ameri can independence\, though a sizable majority of residents opposed sepa ration from Great Britain. William Peery\, a farmer\, lawyer\, and mem ber of the Delaware General Assembly who also served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786\, firmly supported independence. Boaz Manlove\, a prominent Sussex County landowner and political figure wi th strong Loyalist sympathies\, just as firmly opposed it. What became of these two men once Congress declared independence\, and how did ye ars of war affect their families? Having sided with the winning cause\ , Peery continued to play a role in Sussex County politics after the w ar\, but how did he manage that in a community where his wartime posit ion had been unpopular? Join us for a presentation that explores these personal stories and the broader impact of the Revolution on Sussex C ounty.\n\nPresented by: Bruce Bendler\, Adjunct Professor at Universit y of Delaware\n\nDr. Bruce Bendler is Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Delaware (UD). He earned his B. A.\, M. A.\, and Ph. D. from UD. He specializes in late colonial and revolutionary United States history and is interested in the Great Awakening and its histor ical impact. He has published articles in Delaware History\, New Jerse y Studies\, is a frequent contributor to the Salem County Historical S ociety Newsletter\, and has spoken to a number of organizations on Del aware history. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Sussex County was bitterly divided ove r the issue of American independence\, though a sizable majority of re sidents opposed separation from Great Britain. William Peery\, a farme r\, lawyer\, and member of the Delaware General Assembly who also serv ed as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786\, firmly supporte d independence. Boaz Manlove\, a prominent Sussex County landowner and political figure with strong Loyalist sympathies\, just as firmly opp osed it. What became of these two men once Congress declared independe nce\, and how did years of war affect their families? Having sided wit h the winning cause\, Peery continued to play a role in Sussex County politics after the war\, but how did he manage that in a community whe re his wartime position had been unpopular? Join us for a presentation that explores these personal stories and the broader impact of the Re volution on Sussex County.

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Presented by: Bruc e Bendler\, Adjunct Professor at University of Delaware

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Dr. Br uce Bendler is Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Delaw are (UD). He earned his B. A.\, M. A.\, and Ph. D. from UD. He special izes in late colonial and revolutionary United States history and is i nterested in the Great Awakening and its historical impact. He has pub lished articles in Delaware History\, New Jersey Studies \, is a frequent contributor to the Salem County Historical Society Ne wsletter\, and has spoken to a number of organizations on Delaware his tory.

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