Florida Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ron-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ron DeSantis</a> was sworn in for a second term Tuesday as the 46th governor of the Sunshine State using the Bible of the Revolution, which the Founding Fathers in the U.S. Congress endorsed over 240 years ago.
DeSantis took the oath of office on the steps of the state Capitol building in Tallahassee alongside his wife, Casey, and their three children, with his hand to the Aitken Bible from 1782.
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Great photo of Ron DeSantis and family during his 2nd inauguration&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/CZxGQ2oprL">pic.twitter.com/CZxGQ2oprL</a>
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The Bible came from the <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/glenn-beck-american-journey-experience-vault-training-center-museum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American Journey Experience</a>, which the nationally syndicated radio host and co-founder of Blaze Media, Glenn Beck, founded two years ago as a state-of-the-art museum and research library to learn the history of the United States.
Beck told his media company he offered that DeSantis use the historic Bible and Mary Todd Lincoln&#8217;s Bible at his oath of office ceremony in Florida, saying the governor&#8217;s work in the state &#8220;has real historic significance.”
&#8220;It is the beginning of a renewal of the principles for which our Founders fought,&#8221; Beck <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/governor-ron-desantis-aitken-bible-swearing-in-glenn-beck" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
DeSantis, 44, a former congressman and U.S. Navy veteran of the war in Iraq, became one of the nation&#8217;s most high-profile governors in his first term, which secured his 2022 victory over challenger Charlie Crist with nearly 60% of the vote. During his inaugural address, DeSantis boasted about his successes during his first term, which helped make Florida the fastest-growing state in 2022 for the first time since 1957.
The Blaze reported that the Bible on which DeSantis and Lieutenant Gov. Jeanette Nuñez swore their oath on Tuesday &#8220;serves as a reminder of where we came from.&#8221;
Over 240 years ago, the Founding Fathers in the U.S. Congress in 1782 endorsed the King James translation of the Aitken Bible, which printer Robert Aitken published after America won the War of Independence. It is the first and only edition ever commissioned.
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The Aitken Bible, published by Robert Aitken, was the first Bible printed in English in North America. It is known by many as “the Bible of the Revolution.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArtifactoftheDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ArtifactoftheDay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AitkenBible?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AitkenBible</a> <a href="https://t.co/B83aU7YhX2">pic.twitter.com/B83aU7YhX2</a>
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Beck said that &#8220;one of the rights new Americans fought for was the freedom of religion”; the British government regulated publishing Bibles and previously prohibited printing English-language Bibles without special licenses from authorities.
&#8220;The Founders understood where our rights came from,&#8221; Beck said, adding that the Bible is &#8220;a reflection of that understanding.&#8221;
Beck noted many issues the nation faces today come from a &#8220;loss of truth,&#8221; which he added has happened before.
&#8220;And until we return to the eternal truths, which Rudyard Kipling called the &#8216;Gods of the Copybook Headings,&#8217; we will continue to — as a nation and as individuals — struggle,&#8221; Beck said. &#8220;The Bible played an essential role in our Founding, and if we are to remain a nation of individual rights, it must play the same role in our Re-Founding.&#8221;
DeSantis quoted from the book of Psalms during his inaugural address after noting how many states in the union have stripped away individual liberties.
&#8220;We face attacks, we take hits, but we weather the storms,&#8221; DeSantis said. &#8220;We stand our ground, and we do what&#8217;s right. As the book of Psalms reminds us, &#8216;I will not fear, though, tens of thousands assail me on every side.’”
Conservative commentator Beck said that no revolution could be successful and lead to greater peace, harmony, and expansion of the human spirit without God and the truths found in the Bible.
&#8220;It teaches us to fight for those things that are truth with love, not against with hatred,&#8221; he said.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Sworn In With ‘The Bible Of The Revolution’

Gov. Ron DeSantis Sworn In With 'The Bible Of The Revolution'

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Florida

Politics

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It has been subtle, but the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/american-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American</a> public has spent a little too much time shoveling adulation onto the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/royal-family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">British Royal Family</a> in recent years. We&#8217;re American citizens, not British subjects for Pete&#8217;s sake. We fought and won a war to get away from those across the pond, but for some reason, certain sects of society are obsessed with Harry and Meghan, the late Queen, and everything else related to Buckingham Palace.
That&#8217;s why <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boston-celtics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston Celtics</a> interim head coach Joe Mazzulla offered such a fantastic response when a reporter asked what it meant to him to have Prince William and Princess Kate in attendance for the team&#8217;s Wednesday night game against The Heat in Boston.
&#8220;A non-basketball question: did you get a chance to meet with the Royal family and if not, how was it like having them there in the building?&#8221; a reporter asked following the team&#8217;s victory.
&#8220;Jesus, Mary, and Joseph?&#8221; Mazzulla deadpanned back.
&#8220;The Prince and Princess of Wales,&#8221; she responded with a laugh.
&#8220;Oh, no I did not, I&#8217;m only familiar with one Royal family,&#8221; he answered. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know too much about that one. Thank you, but hopefully, they&#8217;re Celtic fans.&#8221;
As one Twitter user said, &#8220;The written words didn’t do this clip of Joe Mazzulla justice.&#8221; The all-American response can be seen here:
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The written words didn’t do this clip of Joe Mazzulla justice. 😂 <a href="https://t.co/DiNi6HOkpX">pic.twitter.com/DiNi6HOkpX</a>
&mdash; R.S. Locke / Royal Suitor (@royal_suitor) <a href="https://twitter.com/royal_suitor/status/1598299575214780416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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For that answer, Mazzulla is an American hero. Celtics player Jaylen Brown also wasn&#8217;t too star-struck by the Brits.
&#8220;It was just a regular game to me,&#8221; he responded when asked about their appearance.
Similarly, Boston fans — a city full of many Irish descendants — promptly erupted in &#8220;USA!&#8221; chants when the couple was shown on the teleprompter:
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The English, of course, have not treated the Irish too kindly over the centuries — to put it lightly.
Clearly, leadership in Boston starts at the top with Mazzulla. What&#8217;s better than an American basketball team named in honor of the Irish — and its fans — not giving one iota of thought toward the British Monarchy?
Though I would add there is at least one other royal that Americans care about: Elvis Presley — The King of Rock and Roll.
In the spirit of American patriotism, here are some Team USA highlights of Celtics legend Larry Bird:
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The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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American Hero: Boston Celtics Coach Doesn’t Care One Bit British Royals Sat Courtside At Game Against The Heat

American Hero: Boston Celtics Coach Doesn't Care One Bit British Royals Sat Courtside At Game Against The Heat

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Boston Celtics

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Prince William

A historic preservation group has announced the discovery of the remains of 14 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/american-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Revolutionary War</a> soldiers in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/south-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Carolina</a> on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/veterans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Veterans Day</a>.
The South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust (SCBPT) <a href="https://www.scbattlegroundtrust.org/archeologists-historians-unearth-remarkable-discovery-at-camden-battlefield" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> Friday the discovery of the remains of 14 Revolutionary War soldiers who had fallen during the Battle of Camden and had never been buried.
“These young men demonstrated their allegiance in an intense battle for liberty. They are truly America’s first veterans,” Doug Bostick, CEO, South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust, said. “We have a responsibility to honor their sacrifice by ensuring their remains are protected in perpetuity and their stories of bravery are shared.”
The remains, which had been unearthed beginning in September, were found through the joint efforts of SCBPT, the Historic Camden Foundation, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Richland County Coroner’s Office, and the South Carolina Institute for Archeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina.
The skeletal remains were found at various locations throughout the battlefield, with some being less than a foot under the ground.
“People visit battlefields like Camden, Cowpens and Kings Mountain every day and don’t often consider that they are walking in unmarked cemeteries. The dead are still there,” said archeologist James Legg. “The work we are doing honors their sacrifice by shedding light on details that are not yet documented in the historical record and by providing them with decent marked graves for the contemplation of battlefield visitors.”
It is believed that 12 of the remains were Patriot Continental soldiers from Maryland and Delaware, while another body was that of a North Carolina loyalist, and the other a British soldier.
The Richland Coroner’s Office will begin inspecting the bodies in the coming months as they hope to find more about each soldier’s age, race, and even where they came from.
“As property owners, we are the caretakers and stewards of not only the resources we can see above ground, but also to the rich history below ground,” said Cary Briggs, the executive director of the Historic Camden Foundation, which owns a large portion of the battlefield.
“When these young men marched into the darkness on that summer night in 1780, they did so out of love for their country despite the consequences that may befall them. Our intent is to lay them to rest with the respect and honor they earned more than two centuries ago,” Briggs added.
The Battle of Camden, which took place on August 16, 1780, was a disaster for the Patriot soldiers who were easily defeated by British-led forces in a battle which nearly <a href="https://www.revolutionarywarjournal.com/the-battle-of-camden-a-humiliating-defeat-for-america-but-for-the-continental-soldiers-their-proudest-moment/">spelled doom</a> for the American cause in the South.
The British forces, which were under the command of General Charles Cornwallis, faced off against the Patriots, who were being commanded by Major General Horatio Gates. The British forces included Royalists from North Carolina, and the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/people/banastre-tarleton.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">infamous</a> “Bloody Ban” Banastre Tarleton.
During the battle, which took place in a pine forest just outside of Camden, about two-thirds of the American forces fled while the rest, mainly men from Delaware and Maryland, remained to fight the British.<img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-463264" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-517479922-300x205.jpg" alt="A print showing the death of Baron Johann De Kalb during the Battle of Camden, based on an original 19th-century painting by Alonzo Chappel." width="676" height="462" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/GettyImages-517479922-300x205.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/GettyImages-517479922-841x576.jpg 841w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/GettyImages-517479922-768x526.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/GettyImages-517479922.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px" />
Credit: Bettmann / Contributor via Getty Images.“Never did troops show greater courage than those men of Maryland and Delaware,” 19th century historian George Bancroft wrote.
The battle ended in a <a href="https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/camden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rout</a> for the Americans who had about 1,900 casualties, whereas the British only sustained 324. Included in the American casualties was Major General <a href="https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/johann-de-kalb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Johann de Kalb</a>, a Prussian who was given a commission in the army by American diplomats in France eager to get support for American independence.
De Kalb was wounded 11 times during the battle, including several stabbings with bayonets, and died from his wounds days after the battle. In the years after the war, the Prussian was <a href="https://www.landmarksdekalbal.org/historical-sketches-dekalb-county-alabama-history/baron-johann-dekalb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">honored</a> with counties and towns named for him throughout the country.
Gate’s failure at Camden let to the rise of Major General Nathanael Greene, sometimes referred to as the “the Savior of the South,” who led the push against the British out of South Carolina in the years before the conclusion of the war in 1783, including the Patriot victory at Cowpens.

Betsy Ross flag, Historic Camden, Camden, South Carolina, USA

‘America’s First Veterans’: Discovery Of Remains Of 14 Revolutionary War Soldiers Announced On Veterans Day

Discovery Of Remains Of 14 Revolutionary War Soldiers Announced On Veterans Day

American History

Archaeology

South Carolina

Veterans Day

University Archives is slated to auction off dozens of letters, documents, and other artifacts related to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/american-history">history</a> of the United States in a massive auction next week.
The organization will hold its largest auction ever online on August 17, with 537 lots featuring artifacts from as far back as the first days of the American republic up for grabs, according to a <a href="https://www.universityarchives.com/blogs/news/university-archives-is-excited-to-announce-the-launch-of-its-late-summer-sale-rare-autographs-manuscripts-books">press release</a>.
From the early American collection, the organization is selling a promissory note from Benedict Arnold, a Revolutionary War general who infamously defected to the British. The receipt recorded a transaction that included building supplies, boards, and “parcell staves,” and was most likely penned in New Haven, Connecticut. University Archives will also sell an “enormous pay receipt” signed by Daniel Boone, a frontiersman and folk hero who served in the Virginia General Assembly from 1781 to 1791.
Earlier this month, a team of more than 100 volunteers from the Gloucester County Archeological Society and nearby Rowan University <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/human-remains-artifacts-found-at-revolutionary-war-battlefield-site-in-new-jersey">discovered</a> what appeared to be a mass grave of Revolutionary War soldiers at Red Bank Battlefield in New Jersey. The remains appeared to come from Hessian soldiers, who were German mercenaries hired by the British to battle the Continental Army. “This find is a remarkable discovery because a mass grave was a rarity on battlefields during the American Revolution,” South River Heritage Consulting principal archaeologist and dig site supervisor Wade Catts told reporters.
At its auction, University Archives will also sell a letter written by Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, to Confederate John Taylor Wood, during the former’s exile in Canada after the Civil War. Davis discussed the plight of African Americans in the Deep South.
“The negroes have to a great extent become vagrant and the common complaint was that neither crop or stock could be protected from their thieving,” the letter reads. “The poor creatures are however much to be pitied for their destitution and we who knew their utter inability to govern themselves may well question whether they or those who forced them into their present condition are most responsible for the crimes they commit.”
Among other artifacts up for sale include a document in which President George Washington appointed Irish immigrant Thomas Lowry to serve as the first United States Marshal of New Jersey; a personal check from the early political career of President John F. Kennedy; a receipt signed by Benjamin Franklin on behalf of the Pennsylvania Gazette; a signed first-edition copy of The Babe Ruth Story; and checks signed by Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio.
In another auction to be held in October and November by Holabird Western Americana Collections of Reno, Nevada, artifacts from the wreck of the S.S. Central America — which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gold-pistols-and-gold-rush-pants-heres-what-you-can-buy-from-a-pre-civil-war-shipwreck">sank</a> during a hurricane off the coast of North Carolina in 1857 — will go under the hammer. Among the items are jewelry made from gold discovered during the California gold rush, gold miner pants, photographs, bottles, and pistols.
“These incredible artifacts that were in secure storage in three different states are now giving us a glimpse of Gold Rush-era daily life for passengers and crew in the 1850s,” remarked Dwight Manley, of the California Gold Marketing Group of Brea, the organization that owns the objects.
A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that a Holabird Western Americana Collections auction had already taken place. The auction will occur later this year.

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Here Are The American History Artifacts Up For Sale In A Massive Auction Next Week

Hundreds Of American History Artifacts Up For Sale Next Week

George Washington

History

United States

Archaeologists at a public dig site in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey">New Jersey</a> have discovered human remains and artifacts belonging to soldiers in the American Revolution.
The excavation, conducted by a team of more than 100 volunteers from the Gloucester County Archeological Society and nearby Rowan University, discovered what appeared to be a mass grave of soldiers at Red Bank Battlefield park in South Jersey. Officials said the remains appear to be from Hessian soldiers, German mercenaries who fought with the British army during the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/american-revolution">Revolution</a>. Other artifacts recovered at the site included a gold coin, metal clothing accessories, and ammunition.
“On June 26 during the final hours of a public archaeology dig at the site of the battlefield’s Fort Mercer trench, a human femur was discovered,” Rowan University history professor, public historian, and director of the Red Bank Battlefield Park, Jennifer Janofsky, said in a press conference announcing the findings. Further excavation along the trench unearthed the remains of at least 13 Hessian soldiers who fought at the Battle of Red Bank in 1777, the South Jersey <a href="https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/02/archeological-dig-red-bank-battlefield-revoluntionary-war/65387713007/">Courier-Post</a> reported.
“This find is a remarkable discovery because a mass grave was a rarity on battlefields during the American Revolution,” South River Heritage Consulting principal archaeologist and dig site supervisor Wade Catts told reporters.
The dig also uncovered several items besides the remains: a 1766 gold guinea, stamped with the image of King George III, the equivalent of a soldier&#8217;s salary for a month, which the researchers said was extremely rare; a knee buckle from a soldier&#8217;s uniform that had trace remains of fabric and human blood; several buttons made of pewter and brass; and a number of musket balls and ammunition.
The artifacts were unveiled Tuesday, and will be displayed to the public again Wednesday, the <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/rowan-university-revolutionary-war-remains-dig-20220802.html">Philadelphia Inquirer</a> reported. The human remains have been transferred to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey">New Jersey</a> State Police public forensic unit, which will conduct a series of tests on the bones, including a “skeletal assessment, isotopic, genetic and radiological analyses,” to find out more about the origin and history of the soldiers, and possibly connect them to their descendants.
The non-human items will eventually be showcased somewhere at the park, while the remains will be buried elsewhere. The trench will be filled in and protective fencing will be removed so that the site can be fully incorporated back into the park.
The trench, some four and a half feet deep, was part of a system of earthworks that extended around Fort Mercer, the outpost where the battle took place. According to the Inquirer, Gloucester County officials purchased a quarter-acre wooded parcel of land in 2020 that included much of the trench, and Janofsky was granted $19,000 by the New Jersey Historical Commission to conduct an excavation, which was originally expected to be a study of the trench itself. The trench extends further into an adjacent neighborhood, but digging has stopped for now.
The Battle of Red Bank took place on October 22, 1777. A force of about 1,200 Hessian soldiers advanced on Fort Mercer, intending to capture it to allow British ships to pass into occupied Philadelphia. But a force of about 400 Continental Soldiers repelled the attack. In total, the Hessians suffered more than 300 casualties, while just 14 Americans were killed and 27 wounded.
Much of the battle site itself has been covered by the rising of the Delaware River, but the remaining banks and nearby Whitall House are still part of the present-day park.

Reenactment of Revolutionary war soldiers

Human Remains, Artifacts Found At Revolutionary War Battlefield Site In New Jersey

Founding Fathers

New Jersey

Philadelphia

A letter written by one of America&#8217;s Founding Fathers, which was stolen roughly 80 years ago, has been recovered and is now on display for the public to read.
The note from Alexander Hamilton, dated July 21, 1780, was written to the Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat who served as a general in the Continental Army, warning him that British forces were planning to attack Newport, Rhode Island, which put French troops in danger.
Federal law enforcement officials were contacted several years by an auctioneer who came across the letter and determined that it had been stolen after a family tried to sell it.
The letter was stolen from Massachusetts&#8217; state archives by an employee sometime between 1937, and 1945, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/18/us/alexander-hamilton-stolen-letter/index.html">reported</a>. The employee, who was arrested in 1950, also stole documents from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere and Benedict Arnold, and sold them to rare book dealers, according to CNN.
The letter is being featured in Massachusetts at the Commonwealth Museum’s annual 4th of July exhibit this year, according to the Secretary of State William Galvin.
&#8220;This will be the public’s first opportunity to view the letter on exhibit since it was returned to Massachusetts,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mus/pdfs/07-04-2022-Press-Release.pdf">said</a> in a letter. &#8220;In celebration of Independence Day, the Hamilton letter will be featured alongside the Commonwealth’s original copy of the Declaration of Independence, signed by John Hancock.&#8221;
The following is the <a href="https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0775">text</a> of Hamilton&#8217;s letter:
<blockquote>My Dear Marquis
We have just received advice from New York through different channels that the enemy are making an embarkation with which they menace the French fleet and army. Fifty transports are said to have gone up the Sound to take in troops and proceed directly to Rhode Island.
The General is absent and may not return before evening. Though this may be only a demonstration yet as it may be serious, I think it best to forward it without waiting the Generals return.
We have different accounts from New York of an action in the West Indies in which the English lost several ships. I am inclined to credit them.
I am My Dear Marquis with the truest affection
Yr. Most Obedt, A. Hamilton, Aide de Camp.</blockquote>
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Stolen Alexander Hamilton Letter Recovered, Put On Display For Public To Read

Alexander Hamilton