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Francis Glass, Washingtonii Vita (ed. J.N. Reynolds), CAPUT DECIMUM TERTIUM. (search)
itionibus inter eos conveniret. Conveniret. “ It might be agreed upon; ” the verb conveniret is put here impersonally. — Legati, Legati, &c., “ deputies were sent, ” &c. itaque, utrinque, eâ de re, missi: sociorumSociorum, &c., “ represented the allies, ” i. e., the French and Americans. vicem gerebant De Noailles, Gallus nobilis, et Laurens, tribunus Americanus, cujus pater, eo ipso tempore, turri Londiniensi captivus tenebatur. UndevigesimoUndevigesimo, &c., “ on the 19th day of October, 1781, ” Cornwallis, with his whole command, surrendered prisoners of war; which joyous event diffused an universal elevation of spirits throughout the American continent. Octobris die, Christi anno millesimo septingentesimo octogesimo primo, Cornwallis cum exercitu universo, sese in Americanorum Gallorumque ditionem, jure belli, dedidit. Septena, aut ampliùs, hominum millia, eo die, dedebantur. Præfectis Præfectis, &c., “ it was allowed the officers and soldiers taken, to possess
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 4: (search)
ioned in Curwen's letters; and there Mr. George A. Ward speaks of him thus:-- Hon. Isaac Royal, of Medford, was remarked by every one for his timidity; he halted between two opinions, respecting the Revolution, until the cannonading at Lexington drove him to Newburyport, and then to Halifax; and, after living some time in retirement, he embarked for Europe. He was a proscribed refugee; and his estate, since that of Jacob Tidd, Esq., was confiscated. He died of small-pox, in England, October, 1781. His bounty laid the first professorship of law at Cambridge; and a legacy of plate to the first church in Medford shows that his regard for his country was not weakened by distance nor seared by proscription. He bequeathed more than two thousand acres of land, in Granby and Royalton, in Worcester County, for the establishment of the aforesaid professorship. He was, for twenty-two years, a member of the Council. His virtues and popularity at first saved his estate, as his name was no
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Battles. (search)
v. 20, 1780 CowpensJan. 17, 1781 GuilfordMar. 15, 1781 Hobkirk's HillApril 25, 1781 Ninety-six (Siege of)May and June 1781 Augusta (Siege of)May and June 1781 JamestownJuly 9, 1781 Eutaw SpringsSept. 8, 1781 Yorktown (Siege of)Sept. and Oct. 1781 naval engagements. Hampton, Va. (British fleet repulsed)Oct. 24, 1775 Fort Sullivan, Charleston Harbor (British fleet repulsed)June 28, 1776 Fort Stony Point, on the Hudson (captured by British fleet）May 31, 1779 Verplanck's Point, on the v. 20, 1780 CowpensJan. 17, 1781 GuilfordMar. 15, 1781 Hobkirk's HillApril 25, 1781 Ninety-six (Siege of)May and June 1781 Augusta (Siege of)May and June 1781 JamestownJuly 9, 1781 Eutaw SpringsSept. 8, 1781 Yorktown (Siege of)Sept. and Oct. 1781 naval engagements. Hampton, Va. (British fleet repulsed)Oct. 24, 1775 Fort Sullivan, Charleston Harbor (British fleet repulsed)June 28, 1776 Fort Stony Point, on the Hudson (captured by British fleet）May 31, 1779 Verplanck's Point, on the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Board of War and ordnance, (search)
Board of War and ordnance, A committee appointed by Congress, June 12, 1776, consisting of John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Harrison, James Wilson, and Edward Rutledge, with Richard Peters as secretary. This board continued. with changes, until October, 1781, when Benjamin Lincoln was appointed Secretary of War.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cornwallis, Lord Charles 1738-1805 (search)
gton at Princeton; was with Howe on the Brandywine and in the capture of Philadelphia, when he returned to England, but soon came back; was at the capture of Charleston in May, 1780; was commander of the British troops in the Carolinas that year; defeated Gates near Camden in August; fought Greene at Guildford Court-house early in 1781; invaded Virginia, and finally took post at and fortified Yorktown, on the York River, and there surrendered his army to the American and French forces in October, 1781. He was appointed governor-general and commander-in-chief in India in 1786; and was victorious in war there in 1791-92, compelling Tippoo Saib to cede, as the price of peace, half his dominions to the British crown. He returned to England in 1793; was created a marquis; and appointed lord-lieutenant of Ireland in 1798. He negotiated the treaty of Amiens in 1802, and was governor-general of India in 1805. He died at Ghazipoor, India, Oct. 5, 1805. In 1776 Sir Henry Clinton waited l
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lacey, John 1755-1814 (search)
Lacey, John 1755-1814 Military officer; born in Bucks county, Pa., Feb. 4, 1755; was of Quaker descent, but patriotically took command of a volunteer company, and became a captain in Wayne's regiment, with which he served in Canada. Becoming a lieutenant-colonel of militia, he joined Potter's brigade at Whitemarsh, with about 400 men. Before he was twenty-three years old he was made a brigadiergeneral, and was engaged in harassing duty while the British had command of Philadelphia. After the evacuation of that city by the British, he left military life and became active in the civil service of his State, being a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1778, and of the council in 1779. He again entered the military service, and from August, 1780, to October, 1781, was active at the head of a brigade of militia. Removing to New Jersey, he was for many years a county judge, and a member of the legislature. He died in New Mills, N. J., Feb. 17, 1814.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lincoln, Benjamin 1733-1810 (search)
Lincoln, Benjamin 1733-1810 Military officer; born in Hingham, Mass., Jan. 24, 1733; engaged in farming; was a firm and active patriot; and was a major-general of militia when the Revolutionary War broke Benjamin Lincoln. out. In June, 1776, he commanded an expedition that cleared Boston Harbor of British vessels, and in February, 1777, was appointed a major-general in the Continental army. His services were varied and important all through the war, and at the surrender of Yorktown he received the sword of the defeated Cornwallis. From that time (October, 1781) until 1784 he was Secretary of War, and received a vote of thanks from Congress on his retirement. In 1787 he commanded the troops which suppressed Shays's insurrection. In that year he was chosen lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts, and from 1789 to 1808 he was collector of the port of Boston. He was fond of literary and scientific pursuits. He died in Hingham, May 9, 1810.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Smith, Josiah 1704-1781 (search)
Smith, Josiah 1704-1781 Clergyman; born in Charleston, S. C., in 1704; graduated at Harvard College in 1725; ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1726; was an earnest advocate of American independence. When Charleston fell he was made a prisoner and died in confinement at Philadelphia, Pa., in October, 1781.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Walton, George 1740-1804 (search)
aration of Independence; born in Frederick county, Va., in 1740; was early apprenticed to a carpenter, who would not allow him a candle to read by; but he found a substitute in pine knots. He was admitted to the bar in Georgia in 1774, and was one of four persons who called a meeting at Savannah (July 27, 1774) to consult upon measures for the defence of the liberties of their country. Mr. Walton was one of the committee who prepared a petition to the King; also patriotic resolutions adopted on that occasion. From February, 1776, to October, 1781, he was a delegate in Congress from Georgia, and warmly favored the resolution for independence. As colonel of militia, he assisted in defending Savannah in December, 1778, where he was dangerously wounded, made prisoner, and kept so until September, 1779. In 1779 and 1789 he was chosen governor of Georgia; in 1783 was appointed chief-justice of the State; and in 1795-96 was United States Senator. He died in Augusta, Ga., Feb. 2, 1804.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washington, Martha 1732-1781 (search)
Revolution, composed the vice-regal court at the old Virginia capital. During the Revolutionary War she usually spent the winter months at the headquarters of her husband; and after the war she received with grace and dignity, as the head of the household of the great patriot, the numerous distinguished guests who thronged to Mount Vernon. One of her two children died just as she was blossoming into womanhood; the other, a son, was aide-de-camp to Washington during the war. He died in October, 1781, leaving two children—a son and a daughter—whom Washington adopted as his own. On Dec. 11, 1775, Mrs. Washington arrived at Cambridge, accompanied by her son, John Parke Custis, and his wife. She was very hospitably received and welcomed by the most distinguished families in Massachusetts. The army hailed her presence on this, as on all other occasions, with enthusiasm. She was urged to make the visit and spend some time at headquarters by two motives—one, affection for her husband<
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