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Fitch, John 1743-1798
Inventor; born in East Windsor, Conn., Jan. 21, 1743; was an armorer in the military service during the Revolution, and at Trenton, N. J., manufactured sleeve-buttons.
For a while, near the close of the war, he was a surveyor in Virginia, during which time he prepared, engraved on copper, and printed on a press of his own manufacture, a map of the Northwest country, afterwards formed into a Territory.
He constructed a steamboat in 1786 that could be propelled eight miles an hour.
A company was formed (1788) in Philadelphia, which caused a steam-packet to ply on the Delaware River, and it ran for about two years when the company failed.
In 1793 he unsuccessfully tried his steam navigation projects in France.
Discouraged, he went to the Western country again, where
Fitch's steamboat. he died in Bardstown, Ky., July 2, 1798, leaving behind him a history of his adventures in the steamboat enterprise, in a sealed envelope, directed to My children and futu
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), France , early relations with. (search)
Fries, John 1764-
Rioter; born in Bucks county, Pa., in 1764.
During the window-tax riots in Northampton, Bucks, and Montgomery counties, Pa., in 1798-99, Fries headed the rioters, liberated several prisoners whom the sheriff had arrested, and in turn arrested the assessors.
Fries was arrested and tried on the charge of high treason, pronounced guilty, and sentenced to be hanged in April, 1800. President Adams issued a general amnesty which covered all the offenders.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fulton , Robert 1765 -1815 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gamble , Hamilton Rowan 1798 - (search)
Gamble, Hamilton Rowan 1798-
Statesman; born in Winchester, Va., Nov. 29, 1798; admitted to the bar of Virginia in 1817; went to Missouri in 1818, where he practised his profession and served the State in various capacities.
In 1861 the State Constitutional Convention appointed him provisional governor in place of Claiborne F. Jackson, who had joined the Confederates.
He served in this office until his death in Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 31, 1864.
Gaston, William 1778-
Jurist; born at Newbern, N. C., Sept. 19, 1778; graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1796, and was admitted to the bar in 1798, when he soon became the leading lawyer in his State.
Serving in his State legislature, he was elected to Congress in 1814, and remained in that body until 1817.
The laws and judicial organization of his State bear marks of his wisdom.
He was judge of the Supreme Court of North Carolina from 1834 till his death, in Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 23, 1844. Judge Gaston was an advocate of free suffrage for colored men.
Georgia,
The latest settled State of the original thirteen.
It framed its first State constitution in 1777, its second in 1789, and a third in 1798, which was several times amended.
On June 2, 1788, Georgia ratified the national Constitution.
The settlers on the frontier suffered much from incursions of the Creek and Chero atthews1787
George Handley1788
Under the federal Constitution
NameRemarks
George Walton1789-90
Edward Telfair1790-93
George Matthews1793-96
Jared Irwin1796-98
James Jackson1798-1801
David Emanuel1801
Josiah Tattnall1801-2
John Milledge1802-6
Jared Irwin1806-9
David B. Mitchell1809-13
Peter Early1813-15
David B. Mi1798-1801
David Emanuel1801
Josiah Tattnall1801-2
John Milledge1802-6
Jared Irwin1806-9
David B. Mitchell1809-13
Peter Early1813-15
David B. Mitchell1815-17
William Rabun1817-19
Matthew Talbot, acting1819
John Clark1819-23
George M. Troup1823-27
John Forsyth1827-29
George R. Gilmer1829-31
Wilson Lumpkin1831-35
William Schley1835-37
George R. Gilmer1837-39
Charles J. McDonald1839-43
George W. Crawford1843-47
George W. B. Towns1847-51
Howell Cobb1851-53
Hersc
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Giles , William branch 1762 -1830 (search)
Giles, William branch 1762-1830
Legislator; born in Amelia county, Va., Aug. 12, 1762; was a member of Congress in 1791-1803, with the exception of two years. Originally a Federalist he soon affiliated with the Democrats; attacked Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, accusing him of corruption; he also opposed the ratification of the treaty with Great Britain in 1796, and opposed the proposed war with France in 1798.
He was appointed United States Senator in 1804, and was subsequently elected, serving until March 3, 1815, when he resigned; governor of Virginia in 1826-30, resigning to take part in the Constitutional Convention.
He died in Albemarle county, Va., Dec. 4, 1830.
Hail, Columbia,
A stirring, patriotic song written in the spring of 1798.
when war between the United States and France seemed inevitable.
Mr. Fox, a young singer and actor in the Philadelphia Theatre, was to have a benefit.
There was so little novelty in the playhouse that he anticipated a failure.
On the morning before the appointed day he called upon Joseph Hopkinson (q. v.), a lawyer and man of letters, who indulged in writing verses, and said: Not a single box has been taken, and I fear there will be a thin house.
If you will write me
Mr. Fox singing Hail, Columbia! some patriotic verses to the air of the President's March I feel sure of a full house.
Several people about the theatre have attempted it, but they have come to the conclusion it can't be done.
I think you may succeed.
Hopkinson retired to his study, wrote the first verse and chorus, and submitted them to Mrs. Hopkinson, who sang them with a harpsichord accompaniment.
The tune and words harmonized.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hamilton , Alexander 1757 - (search)