Little is known about the short life of John Harvard (1607-1638). Yet his legacy has continued down through the centuries as the principal benefactor of Harvard University, arguably one of the world's most highly respected centers of learning. Although...

Historians do not agree about the identity and quality of the Anglican ministers of colonial and revolutionary Virginia. Some view them from a critical, negative perspective, whereas others display a more balanced, sympathetic judgment. The chief issues dividing scholars concern the clergy's piety, virtue,...

John Bruce was an Anglican clergyman who conducted schools in Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, Virginia in the 1770s and 1780s. During the American Revolution he took the British side of the question and joined their army in 1781. Although an obscure figure,...