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Category: Daniel Dingee
The paradox of Daniel Dingee’s political ideology
Daniel Dingee, and many of his contemporaries of Sussex county, Kent and New Castle counties, Delaware came from a conservative background and not unlike their antecedents appreciated the principles of English law and liberties. [1] Dan Dingee, as he preferred to acknowledge himself when signing legal documents, fits the Loyalist profile: land owner, conservative farmer, … Continue reading The paradox of Daniel Dingee’s political ideology
Daniel Dingee – “the fiction, of factual representation”
The headline in an article published in the Asbury Park Press, Thursday 19 March 2020, "Capt. Dingee was first to chart Delaware Bay in 1756" is contradicted by the caption underneath a faint and blurry image of the chart of Delaware Bay and River "… Miers Fisher, first person to chart Delaware Bay in 1756 … Continue reading Daniel Dingee – “the fiction, of factual representation”