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Archives and Document Collections
The National Archives of the United Kingdom
There is a wealth of information to be obtained at this site. The online seach only reveals descriptions of the documents, but the copies of the originals can be ordered. Formerly known as the PRO (the Public Record Office), and now abbreviated as TNA.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
William Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine
This website presents William Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine, 1780 edition. An extremely useful service.
southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/contents.html
Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789
This website contains all twenty-six volumes of the Letters of Delegates to Congress in a searchable format.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwdg.html
Journals of the Continental Congress
As in the Letters of Delegates to Congress, the Journals are presented here in a searchable format. Very useful.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwjc.html
Pennsylvania Archives
This site contains nearly all of the 132 volumes of the Pennsylvania Archives with records of early colonial and revolutionary periods, as well as other Revolutionary War items. A subscription is necessary to examine certain documents, but many, including the Pennsylvania Archives, are free.
www.footnote.com/browse.php
Maryland Archives
Similar to the Pennsylvania Archives site but operated by the state of Maryland. Many volumes are on line.
www.msa.md.gov
Newspapers
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Among other items this site contains page images of the Virginia Gazette
http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm
The London Gazette
The London Gazette was the "official" and legal paper of the British government. On this web archive you can search issues back to the beginning. Pages are encoded in .pdf format and can be downloaded. A valuable resource.
www.gazettes-online.co.uk/AdvancedSearch.aspx
The Godfrey Library
The Godfrey Library contains a huge number of resources, most pertaining to geneaology. Although many of their databases a free, for a relatively small fee access can be obtained to a number of other resources, including Readex's colonial and early American newspapers. A very valuable resource.
www.godfrey.org
Websites/Forums
American Revolution.org
All about the American Revolution with a huge number of links to other resources. This was the first web page to link to this site.
www.americanrevolution.org/home.html
3 Decks: Naval Warfare History Wiki in the Golden Age of Sailing (1650-1850)
A Wiki site that attempts to cover all the European and American navies in the time frame 1650-1850. This site will be very useful when developed.
http://3decks.pbwiki.com/
Naval History During the Age of Line Tactics (1650-1815)
Views on naval history in the age of line tactics from a perspective other than that of the Royal Navy. This is a bulletin board/forum on naval history from 1650-1815. Anyone can post an opinion or question. The answers can be quite detailed.
www.voy.com/39735/
The Age of Nelson
Another site dedicated to the great age of sailing warfare. This one contains the old list of British warships and a list of all commissioned British naval officers.
www.ageofnelson.org/
Sailing Navies 1650-1850
One more site devoted to sailing navy history.
www.sailingnavies.com/index.php