Imperfect Men

*In best Robert Stack voice:* This week on Imperfect Men: John Lansing, respected public figure and principled opponent of the Constitution, walks out of his hotel to send a letter and is never seen again. Did he fall in the river and accidentally drown, or was he the victim of a vast conspiracy he was trying to uncover?

Sources
· Kaminski, John P, ed., et al. The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution. Charlottesville, VA: U. of Virginia Press, 2009.
· “John Lansing, Jr.” Historical Society of the New York Courts. <https://history.nycourts.gov/figure/john-lansing/>. Retrieved 2 Jun 2026.
· See General Sources page on the website for additional sources

Credit: "Theme from Unsolved Mysteries" by Michael Boyd and Gary Malkin
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On this special episode, Cody and Steve discuss the early celebrations of American Independence Day, the long journey of the Declaration of Independence, and reflect upon some memories from the 4th of July.

Sources
· Armitage, David. The Declaration of Independence: A Global History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 2007.
· Heintze, James R. "Fourth of July Celebrations Database." The National Archives. <http://gurukul.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm>. Retrieved 22 Jun 2026.
· Maier, Pauline. American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence. New York City, NY: Knopf, 1997.
· See General Sources page on website for additional sources
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On this episode, Steve and Cody talk about the foundling Din Djar-...er, no, the foundling Edward Langworthy.

Sources
· Freeman, Michael. “Edward Langworthy: Rags to Riches Patriot.” Freeman’s Rag. 22 Jun 2022. <https://www.freemansrag.com/historical-ruminations/edward-langworthy-rags-to-riches-patriot>. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
· Konkle, Burton Alva. “Edward Langworthy.” The Georgia Historical Quarterly 11, no. 2 (1927): 166–70. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/40575907>.
· See General Sources page on website for additional sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve talk about John Lansing, the Leonidas of the Revolution (and yes, we mean the 300 Leonidas, not the actual Leonidas).

Sources
· Mayo, Lawrence Shaw. John Langdon of New Hampshire. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1937.
· Page, Elwin L. “The King’s Powder, 1774.” The New England Quarterly 18, no. 1 (1945): 83–92. <https://doi.org/10.2307/361393>.
· See General Sources page on website for list of additional sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve lament the lack of authentic portraits for state Chief Justices as they discuss the principled Quaker from New Jersey, James Kinsey.

Sources
· Smith, Dan. “James Kinsey.” Historic Burlington City, NJ. 1 Mar 1997. <https://burlington1677.blogspot.com/2011/09/james-kinsey.html>. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
· See General Sources page on website for additional sources
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