History of the National Flag of the United States of America

by Schuyler Hamilton

[11] Brande's Dictionary of Literature, &c. Crescent.

[12] American Archives, 4th series, vol. iii. p. 1126.

[13] Ibid. vol. iv. p. 570.

[14] American Archives, 4th series, vol. v. p. 568.

[15] Ibid. vol. v. p. 1299.

[16] Journal of Congress, vol. ii. p. 165.

[17] Boston Gazette and Country Journal, Sept. 15, 1777.

[18] Parker. Terms used in British Heraldry, p. 40.

[19] Parker. Terms used in British Heraldry, p. 148.

[200] Ibid. p. 149.