“A good cause will make a coward Brave.”

I mean, on her marriage certificate, it states ‘Martha Weatherell Manning’ to be her name twice, and it was signed by both William and Elizabeth Manning (her parents), herself, and John Laurens, so you’d think that if it had been spelt incorrectly at least one of them would have noticed.

Meanwhile, Caribbeana also claims that Martha married “Colonel Laurens, President of American Congress,” which would actually be referring to Henry Laurens rather than John Laurens, so it’s certainly off in that regard. It also neglects to mention Frances Eleanor Laurens (her daughter), her sons-in-law, or Francis Henderson Jr. (her grandson).

I’m SecondCardDown, a Computer Science student and general AmRev nerd! I predominantly research and write about the aides-de-camp during the Revolution (specifically those to Generals George Washington and the Baron von Steuben).

My favourite historical figures to write about at this point in time are:

- John Laurens

- Richard Kidder Meade

- Tench Tilghman

- James McHenry

- Alexander Hamilton

- The Old Secretary (a.k.a. Robert Hanson Harrison)

- Deborah Sampson

- Pierre Du Ponceau

- Benjamin Walker

- William North

I also enjoy researching and writing about the Martha Laurens' (Martha Laurens Ramsay and Martha Manning Laurens) and a few of the generals of the revolution too (namely George Washington, the Marquis de la Fayette, and the Baron von Steuben)!

Aside from the AmRev and the 18th Century in general, I also enjoy writing about the ancient Phoenicians, the Titanic era, and a little on LGBT+ history as well.

In terms of other accounts, I have a Wattpad account where I write about the AmRev and an Instagram account where I do weekly quizzes and posts on the 18th century (same username as here)!