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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 10 0 Browse Search
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. 2 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1820 (search)
Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1820 Naturalist; born in Westfield, Mass., Jan. 9, 1744; was a pupil of Silas Deane (q. v.) when the latter was a school-master. His early education was not extensive. Apans, and Fellow of the Royal Society. While Franklin was in England on a diplomatic mission, Dr. Bancroft became intimate with him; and through the influence of the philosopher became a contributor thim in his labors as agent of the Continental Congress. His ways were sometimes devious, and Mr. Bancroft, the historian, accuses him of being a spy in the pay of the British government, and of making a dupe of Deane. After the peace, Dr. Bancroft obtained, in France, a patent for the exclusive importation of the bark of the yellow oak, for the dyers, and afterwards he obtained a similar patent exclusive importation of the bark of the yellow oak, for the dyers, and afterwards he obtained a similar patent in England. Dr. Bancroft never returned to America. He died in England, Sept. 8, 1820.
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
.) A rest, having adjustment in azimuth, for supporting a small piece of ordnance on the gunwale of a boat or vessel. 4. (Saddlery.) A loop or runner through which the check-rein passes. Swiv′el-bridge. A bridge which rotates on an axis, moving in a horizontal plane. See swing-bridge; pivot-bridge. Swiv′el-gun. （Ordnance.) One mounted on a pivot to traverse horizontally in a circle. See pivot-gun, page 1722. Swiv′el-hang′er. A form of shaft-hanger invented by Edward Bancroft, R. I., in which, to ensure the weight of the shaft being received over the entire length of the box, he hung the box on a universal joint, and made its axis of vibration coincide with the center of the box. This permitted the use of longer boxes than were before practicable, and the pressure per square inch on the surface was lessened. Swiv′el-hook. （Nautical.) A turning hook strapped to a tackle-block. Swiv′el-hook block. A pulley block in which the suspending
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 51: (search)
, who was very ill and was fatigued by standing so long, On this hearing, besides the newspaper reports of the day, the accounts by witnesses are: The pamphlet of Mauduit and Wedderburn; Franklin's Report as Agent to his Constituents; Account left by Franklin; Edmund Burke as Agent of New-York to his Constituents, Feb. 1774; Same to Rockingham; Same to Charles Lee; Dartmouth to Hutchinson; Arthur Lee to Samuel Adams, 31 January, 1774; Letter of Priestly, 10 Nov. 1802; Observations of Edward Bancroft. could scarcely be heard; and that of Lee produced no impression. There was but one place in England where fit reparation could be made; and there was but one man who had the eloquence and the courage and the weight of character to effect the atonement. For the present, Franklin must rely on the approval of the monitor within his own breast. I have never been so sensible of the power of a good conscience, said he to Priestley; for if I had not considered the thing for which I have be