University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Theses and Dissertations 1-1-2013 Taking Oaths and Giving Thanks: Ritual and Religion In Revolutionary America Tara E. Strauch University of South Carolina Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Strauch, T. E.(2013). Taking Oaths and Giving Thanks: Ritual and Religion In Revolutionary America. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/1481 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Taking Oaths and Giving Thanks: Ritual and Religion in Revolutionary America by Tara Thompson Strauch Master of Arts University of South Carolina, 2010 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina 2013 Accepted by: Dr. Daniel Littlefield, Major Professor Dr. Kathryn Edwards, Committee Member Dr. Lacy Ford, Committee Member Dr. David Shields, Committee Member Lacy Ford, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies © Copyright by Tara Strauch, 2013 All Rights Reserved. ii Acknowledgements I would like to thank Dan Littlefield for his guidance, encouragement, and willingness to let my mind roam and Kay Edwards for bringing me back to reality. Lacy Ford, David Shields, Leon Jackson, Don Doyle, Carol Harrison, and Christine Ames all provided valuable insights and additions to this work. The archivists and staffs at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Library Company of Philadelphia, South Carolina Historical Society, University of South Carolina’s Caroliniana Library and The Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina were immensely helpful.