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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 23 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) | 14 | 0 | Browse | Search |
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition. | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Galloway , Joseph -1803 (search)
Galloway, Joseph -1803
Loyalist; born near West River, Anne Arundel co., Md., about 1730; was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1764, and at one time speaker and, with Franklin, advocated a change of the government of Pennsylvania from th ngress; but it was rejected, and not permitted to be entered on the minutes of the journal.
It has been asserted that Galloway was a voluntary spy for the British government.
His conduct through the session, viewed in the light of subsequent his and patriot, and cordially hated him because he feared him. Though by no means remarkable for brilliant abilities, wrote Galloway, he is equal to most men in popular intrigue and the management of a faction.
He eats little, drinks little, sleeps lit s at Philadelphia and the factions in New England.
After the question of independence began to be seriously agitated, Galloway abandoned the Whig, or republican, cause, and was thenceforward an uncompromising Tory.
When the British army evacuated
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Pennsylvania, (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Tucker , Josiah 1711 -1799 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 6 : Franklin (search)
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 8 : American political writing, 1760 -1789 (search)