God Bless America (and the US)
DEAR EDITOR – Without wishing to appear nit-picking (really, I don’t) the article in your militaria special that references the Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund Sword (ATG No 2290) describes Captain Rutherford as US-born, in 1764.
My US-born wife points out that since it was not until 1776 – or, strictly speaking 1781, the end …