Dating from 1784, the letter was written after America had achieved independence, but at a time when it wasn't clear whether the new nation would succeed.

Antonetta Amey-Archibald, of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands passed away Wednesday, Oct. 09 in Miami. She was 73.

Joseph Howell, one of more than a dozen people accused of kidnapping and killing Thomas Rath, was convicted after a trial by a Tioga County jury.