Debtors’ Prison

”Light Horse Harry”; Continental Army officer, Virginia governor; 1756—1818.
Signer of the Declaration of Independence, “Financier of the Revolution”; 1734—1806.

In the fall of 1775 Congress chose brown as the original color for the national uniform. In October 1778, however, France sent uniforms with a predominance of blue coats (although there were also brown), and so on 2 October 1779 Congress switched to blue as the official color.

Michael Stephenson
Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought (2007)