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802: 193: – visited Betsy and discussed the need for a new U.S. flag. Betsy accepted the job to manufacture the flag, altering the committee's design by replacing the six-pointed stars with five-pointed stars. Canby dates the historic episode based on Washington's journey to Philadelphia, in late spring 1776, a year before Congress passed the Flag Act. Ross biographer Marla Miller notes that even if one accepts Canby's presentation, Betsy Ross was merely one of several flag makers in Philadelphia, and her only contribution to the committee's design was the change in star shape from six-pointed to five-pointed. 362: 814: 197:
during the time of General Lafayette's visit to Philadelphia. In this version, Dr. Benjamin Franklin replaces George Washington. Together with George Ross and Robert Morris, they request that Mrs. Ross design the first flag. The Canby version and the subsequent 1909 book with the Ross family affidavits never specify the arrangement of stars. Reigart, however, describes Mrs. Ross's flag with an eagle in the canton with 13 stars surrounding its head. The cover of Reigart's book shows the 13 stars in a 3-2-3-2-3 lined pattern in the canton.
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while the thirteen stripes are of red, white, and blue. How accurately the artist depicted the star design that he saw is not known. At times, he may have offered a poetic version of the flag he was interpreting which was later copied by the flag maker. The flag sheets and the artists do not agree.{...} Star arrangement Number of star points Colors of stripe Earliest usage {...} (13 stars in a circle) not visible red, white 1792
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The stars were disposed in a circle, symbolizing the perpetuity of the Union; the ring, like the circling serpent of the Egyptians, signifying eternity. The thirteen stripes showed with the stars the number of the United Colonies, and denoted the subordination of the States to the Union, as well as
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argues that there was no "first flag" worth arguing over. Ross biographer Marla Miller asserts that the question of Betsy Ross's involvement in the flag should not be one of design, but of production and entrepreneurship. Researchers accept that the United States flag evolved, and did not have one
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In 1878, Col. J. Franklin Reigart published a somewhat different story in his book, "The history of the first United States flag, and the patriotism of Betsy Ross, the immortal heroine that originated the first flag of the Union." Reigart remembers visiting his great aunt, Mrs. Betsy Ross, in 1824
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writes "In 1792, Trumbull painted thirteen stars in a circle in his General George Washington at Trenton in the Yale University Art Gallery. In his unfinished rendition of the Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, date not established, the circle of stars is suggested and one star shows six points
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is often given credit for a number of 13-star arrangements, including the Betsy Ross design. In a 1780 letter to the Continental Board of Admiralty dealing with the Admiralty seal, Hopkinson mentioned patriotic designs he created in the past few years, including "the Flag of the United States of
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to make a new U.S. flag. According to the legend, she deviated from the six-pointed stars in the design and produced a flag with five-pointed stars, instead. The claim by her descendants that Betsy Ross contributed to the flag's design is not generally accepted by modern American scholars and
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cast doubt on Canby's report in his 1872 "Our Flag: Origin and Progress of the Flag of the United States of America. Canby's 1870 account remains popular American folklore, but has been the source of some debate. Although the account has supporters, there is a lack of historical evidence and
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During the Revolutionary War era and into the 19th century, the "Rebellious Stripes" were considered as the most important element of United States flags, and were almost always mentioned before the stars. The usage of stripes in the flag may be linked to two pre-existing flags. A 1765
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America." He asked for compensation for his designs, but his claim for full compensation was rejected. Hopkinson was not the only person consulted on designing the Great Seal of the United States. Furthermore, he was a public servant and thus was already on the government's payroll.
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in Chicago and depicts Betsy Ross with the flag on her lap. In developing his work, Weisgerber was in touch with the descendants of Betsy Ross. He would have needed a design for the flag in his painting. The most likely source of his design is the 1882 edition of
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uses a large Betsy Ross flag and the modern US flag to represent the history of the nation. Since the 1980s, this display also includes a US flag design symbolizing the year the president's home state was admitted to the union. During the inaugurations of
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George Washington was in Philadelphia in May and June 1776 for fifteen days. Subsequent to his meeting with Congress during this time, a committee was formed to confer with Washington on military options. The membership included
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The earliest connection between Betsy Ross and this flag design with 13 stars in a circle was Charles Weisgerber's 1893 painting "Birth of Our Nation's Flag." The 9 x 12-foot painting was first displayed at the 1893
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Because the flag evolved during the American Revolutionary War, the meaning of the design is uncertain. Historians and experts discredit the common theory that the stripes and five-pointed stars derived from the
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This same Abraham Markoe, in 1775, organized the Light Horse Troop of Philadelphia, and presented the troop with what is considered the first flag with thirteen stripes representing the thirteen colonies.
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The canton, featuring the stars, may have gradually replaced the Grand Union flag as hope for reconciliation faded. Regimental flags featuring stars in a blue canton, such as those of the
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in which he claimed that his grandmother had "made with her hands the first flag" of the United States. Canby said he first obtained this information from his aunt Clarissa Sydney Wilson (
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Robert Morris was a business partner of John Ross, Betsy's cousin by marriage. Morris was on the Marine Committee at the time the flag vote was taken as part of Marine Committee business.
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Six-pointed stars were used in the 1782 Great Seal that was based on the 1777 flag. The stars in the Great Seal were not changed to five-pointed stars until the Seal was recast in 1841.
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as his source to find out what a 1777 flag looked like. This article published one year after Preble's first edition, showed this flag with the label, "Flag Adopted by Congress, 1777."
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who produced uniforms, tents, and flags for Continental forces. Although her manufacturing contributions are documented, a popular story evolved in which Ross was hired by a group of
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found 17 examples of 13-star flags that were in existence between 1779 and ca. 1796. Marla Miller writes, "The flag, like the Revolution it represents, was the work of many hands."
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That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
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In letters and diaries that have surfaced, neither George Washington, Col. Ross, Robert Morris, nor any other member of Congress mentioned anything about a national flag in 1776.
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George Henry Preble's 1880 edition of his History of the American Flag finds Alfred Street's "poetic and fanciful" account to be unsubstantiated by any contemporaneous proof.
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documentation to support Canby's story. While modern lore may exaggerate the details of her story, Canby's account of Betsy Ross never claimed any contribution to the flag
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flown in Boston had nine red and white stripes, and these "rebellious stripes" would influence later designs leading up to the American Revolution. A flag used by Captain
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states in his 1882 text that no one knows who designed the 1777 flag, and that no combined stars and stripes flag was in common use prior to June 1777. Historian
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dyes were unknown. However, the most simple explanation for the colors of the American flag is that it was modeled after British flags. For example, the
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of the United States should look like. The Board sent a letter to General Washington asking his opinion, and submitting a design that included a
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Ross's grandson, William Canby, publicly presented a version of her story to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 1870. Two years later,
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Henderson, Jessie (1928). "Doubt is cast on Betsy Ross as Mother of American flag". Sunday Union and Republican, Springfield, Massachusetts.
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The Betsy Ross design, with its easily identifiable circle of stars, has long been regarded as a symbol of the American Revolution and the
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On May 29, 1777, Betsy Ross was paid by the Pennsylvania State Navy Board for making Pennsylvania naval flags, not the Stars and Stripes.
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The Star-Spangled Banner, Lonn Taylor, Kathleen M. Kendrick, and Jeffrey L Brodie. Smithsonian Books/Collins Publishing (New York:2008)
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Although George Washington had been a member of the First Continental Congress, he left Congress to become commander-in-chief of the
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The shape and arrangement of the stars varied widely throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, and remains undefined by the various
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George Washington has at least one documented transaction with John and Betsy Ross, when he bought bed hangings from them in 1774.
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10¢ stamp released in 1973, showing a 50-star flag and a Betsy Ross flag together, to commemorate the United States Bicentennial.
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Early US flags used a wide variety of colors, and there is no known documented meaning behind the colors of the flag until
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and has red stripes outermost and stars arranged in a circle. These details elaborate on the 1777 act, passed early in the
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The Betsy Ross flag design is featured prominently in a number of post-Revolutionary paintings about the war, such as
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Williams, Earl P. Jr. (Spring 1988). "The 'Fancy Work' of Francis Hopkinson: Did He Design the Stars and Stripes?".
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The Stars and the Stripes. The American Flag as Art and as History from the Birth of the Republic to the Present'
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also features a similar circle of 20 stars, excluding the gold star, as it was admitted as the 20th state. The
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Thirteen alternating red and white stripes, a blue canton with thirteen five-pointed stars arranged in a circle
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dates the earliest appearance of the "Ross" design as 1792, but with six-pointed stars. Her research for the
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suggests that the Betsy Ross story first entered into American consciousness about the time of the 1876
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Several U.S. flags after the Betsy Ross flag use a circle of stars in their designs. This includes the
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in 1775. Therefore, it would have been impossible for him to head a congressional committee in 1776.
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A circle of thirteen stars in the same order as the Betsy Ross flag was used on the first official
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The "Betsy Ross" design is traditionally displayed at US presidential inaugurations. Here, at the
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As late as 1779, the War Board of the Continental Congress had still not settled on what the Army
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Weisgerber later helped start the foundation that restored 239 Arch Street in Philadelphia as the
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A 6¢ stamp with the Betsy Ross design was released in 1968 as part of the "Historic Flag" series.
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The circle of 13 stars, which defines the Betsy Ross design, is found on five state flags: the
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Canby's account and similar versions of the Betsy Ross tale often refer to this design as the
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The American flag: an encyclopedia of the Stars and Stripes in U.S. history, culture, and law
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on June 14, 1777, establishing the first congressional description of official United States
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design features a flag with a circle of stars in the canton and white stripes on the edges.
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was the first documented meeting, discussion, or debate by Congress about a national flag.
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features a similar circle of 24 stars, since it was admitted as the 24th state. The
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A painting which might be dated 1851 by Ellie Wheeler, allegedly the daughter of
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Ross became a notable figure representing the contribution of women in the
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shows a blue battle flag with a circle of thirteen six-point white stars.
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Supporters of Canby's story defend his account with arguments including:
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In 1870, Ross's grandson, William J. Canby, presented a paper to the
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The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem
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Letters of Delegates to Congress May 7-Sept. 18, 1777 Volume 7:204–6
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1975 13¢ stamp features the Betsy Ross flag behind Independence Hall
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Despite Canby's efforts, he could find no records to show that the
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A Grand Old Flag: A History of the United States Through its Flags
1928:(2nd ed.). Boston: A. Williams and Company. pp. 262–264. 1778:. The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico 795:
3¢ stamp issued in 1952 to commemorate Betsy Ross' 200th birthday.
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Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
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Portsmouth and Providence both featured flags with stars by 1680.
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have used the distinctive ring of 13 five-pointed stars in their
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Saint Croix 1770–1776: The First Salute to the Stars and Stripes
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Committee of Secret Correspondence, Second Continental Congress
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See external links for arguments for and against Canby's story.
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suggests that Betsy Ross may have arranged her stars in rows.
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Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Taylor, Lonn; Kendrick, Kathleen M.; Brodie, Jeffrey (2008).
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A flag with a circle of stars was again found in 1782, in
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Superintendent of Finance of the United States, 1781–1784
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Mastai, Boleslaw; Mastai, Marie-Louise D'Otrange (1973).
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is thought to have made the first Continental Colors (or
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U.S. postage stamps featuring the Betsy Ross flag design
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how she cut the revised five-pointed stars for the flag.
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Additionally, arguments against Canby's story include:
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Washington's relations with the Iroquois Confederacy
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Miller, Marla R. (June 2016). "Citizen Seamstress".
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History of the Flag of the United States of America
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