Suicide By Drowning? Seriously? The death of James Thomson Callender — twenty-seven years after the United States of America announced its declaration of independence from Great Britain — remains a mystery to this day. This blog page is for the discussion of our article titled, "How James T. Callender Sealed His Own Fate: The Newly Uncovered Letter That Was the Likely Cause of His Sad Demise." Clicking this link will re-open the article in another tab. If you have not read it