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Benjamin Rush Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENJAMIN RUSH was born December 24, 1745 in Byberry Township near Philadelphia. When Benjamin was six years old his father died and his mother and stepfather raised him. His earliest instructor was his uncle, Reverend Samuel Finley, who ...
Arnold Invades Quebec Canoe-borne attack follows Kennebec, Dead and Chaudiere By Frank Lewis It was early fall of 1775. General George Washington had taken command of the rag-tag, bobtail state's militia camped around Boston, and was endeavoring to turn the rabble into an army. He and the Continental Congress made the decision to wrest Quebec and the St. Lawrence River from the British. They ...
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HE QUINTUMVIRI By Circian This book is dedicated to George Dudley Seymour 1859--1945 With special thanks to Susan, Pat and John. (Copyright Circian. 1993-1996. All rights reserved.) PROLOGUE The authorized maxims and practices of war are the satires of human nature --Alexander Hamilton September 21, 1776 British-Occupied Long Island So this was fear, he thought. The reality, not the abstractions ...
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Stephen Hopkins Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- was born March 7, 1707 in Scituate, Rhode Island. ...
An 19th century biography of this signer of the Declaration of Independence, including a handwriting sample, illustration, and student publishing opportunities ...
Benedict Arnold The Traitor Who Saved America by J. Michael Flynn, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia In the previous issue Flynn dealt with Arnold's early enlistment in the Revolution and his key roles in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point as well as the ill-fated first invasion of Canada. On June 2, 1775 Benedict Arnold reached a decision. Despite a series of brilliant successes, he was caught ...
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Main Kings Mtn Cowpens Events BANASTRE TARLETON by Janie B. Cheaney Tarleton holds the distinction of being the most hated British officer to serve during the Revolution. Though he was probably not as bad as reported, Bloody Ban made himself a useful propaganda figure for his enemies. There was certainly enough truth in the accusations to justify their use. He was born into a wealthy merchant ...
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Button Gwinnett Signer of the Declaration of Independence ...
Thomas Stone Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS STONE was born at Pointon Manor in Charles County, Maryland in 1743, the son of David Stone. Young Stone had an unusual fondness for learning and at the age of fifteen, he obtained his father's reluctant consent to enter the school of a ...
Samuel Huntington Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- was born on July 3, 1731 at Windhan, Connecticut, the son of a Puritan farmer. ...
Thomas McKean Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS McKEAN was born in New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania on March 19, 1734. ...
Benedict Arnold's Portraits By Stephen Darley Benedict Arnold was a major figure in the American Revolution as is evidenced by the continuous interest in his life, military career and subsequent treason. Over the years more has been written about Arnold than any other Revolutionary War figure with the exception of George Washington. Arnold is interesting not only because he was one of the most ...
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Edward Rutledge Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWARD RUTLEDGE was born in Charleston, South Carolina on November 23, 1749. He was the youngest of the seven children of Dr. John Rutledge who came to South Carolina from the north of Ireland about 1735. After acquiring a classical ...
George Wythe Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGE WYTHE was born in 1726 near Yorktown, Virginia. His father was a wealthy plantation owner and he grew up in luxury and comfort. When he reached the proper age he was placed in school but the knowledge that he obtained was very limited ...
An 19th century biography of this signer of the Declaration of Independence, including a handwriting sample, illustration, and student publishing opportunities At the signing of the Declaration of Independence ...
John Witherspoon Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN WITHERSPOON was born February 5, 1722 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. His father was the minister of the parish of Yester. He was sent, at an early age, to the public school at Haddington, and at the age of fourteen, he went on ...
William Paca Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIAM PACA was born at Wye Hall, in Abington, Harford County, Maryland on October 31, 1740. He was the descendant of a wealthy planter on the east shore of Maryland. Paca's family was of Italian ancestry and had resided in Maryland for several ...
Abraham Clark ...
Benjamin Harrison Signer of the Declaration of Independence ...
Caesar Rodney Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAESAR RODNEY was born October 7, 1728 near Dover in Kent County Delaware. His father, Caesar, was a planter who died when the son was only seventeen, leaving him a large estate. ...
Carter Braxton Signer of the Declaration of Independence CARTER BRAXTON was born on his father's successful tobacco plantation in Newington, Virginia on September 10, 1736 ...
An 19th century biography of this signer of the Declaration of Independence, including a handwriting sample, illustration, and student publishing opportunities ...
Francis Lightfoot Lee Signer of the Declaration of Independence FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE was born in Loudoun County, Virginia on October 14, 1734. ...
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George Clymer - Signer of the Declaration of Independence ...
George Read Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGE READ was born in Cecil County, Delaware on September 17, 1733. His mother was the daughter of a Welsh planter, and his Dublin-born father a landholder of means. ...
George Ross Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGE ROSS was born in May 10, 1730 in New Castle, Delaware. He studied law and established a practice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The son of a clergyman, young George, while still in his teens, read for the law in his brother John's office and ...
George Taylor Signer of the Declaration of Independence . George Taylor was one of those five new delegates. He took his seat in congress on the day of his election, and signed his name to the declaration with the other members when the engrossed copy of the document was ready August 2. ...
James Wilson Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES WILSON was born September 14, 1742 near St. Andrews, Scotland. He was educated at the universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, initially studying to become a Presbyterian minister. However, in his last year of divinity school, ...
John Hart Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN HART was born in 1711 in Stonington, Connecticut ...
John Morton Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN MORTON was born in 1724 in Ridley, in a part of Chester County that is now Delaware County, Pennsylvania. His roots can be traced back to his great grandfather, who in 1654 was among the first Swedish emigrants to this country. They ...
Joseph Hewes Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSEPH HEWES was born in 1730 in Kingston, New Jersey ...
Lewis Morris Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEWIS MORRIS was born on April 8, 1726 on the family manor of Morrisania in Westchester County, New York. When he graduated from Yale in 1746, he enhanced his already great fortune by marrying Mary Walton. They had ten children and had no ...
An 19th century biography of this signer of the Declaration of Independence, including a handwriting sample, illustration, and student publishing opportunities ...
Richard Stockton Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHARD STOCKTON was born October 1, 1730 near Princeton, New Jersey. His family was ancient and respectable. His great grandfather, of the same name, came from England around 1670, and after residing a few years on Long Island, moved with a ...
Robert Treat Paine Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERT TREAT PAINE was born in Boston on March 11, 1731. He could trace his ancestry back to a colonial governor, an acting president of Harvard, and a signer of the Mayflower Compact. ...
Roger Sherman Signer of the Declaration of Independence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROGER SHERMAN was born in Newtown, Massachusetts on April 19, 1721.When Sherman was two years old, his family moved to Stonington, where he grew up in rather humble circumstances, without the benefit of much formal education. ...
Thomas Lynch Signer of the Declaration of Independence -- THOMAS LYNCH, JR. was born on August 5, 1749 in Prince George's Parish, Winyaw, South Carolina. A fourth generation American, Thomas was the only son of Thomas and Elizabeth Allston Lynch, wealthy planters. ...
William Ellery ...
William Floyd - Signer of the Declaration of Independence ...
Benedict Arnold ...
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