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Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906 19 3 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 16 0 Browse Search
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 4. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 4 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bartlett, Josiah, 1729- (search)
Bartlett, Josiah, 1729- A signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Amesbury, Mass., Nov. 21, 1729; educated in a common school and taught the science of medicine by a practitioner in his native town, he began practice in Kingston, N. H., in 1750, and soon became eminent. He was a member of the New Hampshire legislature from 1705 until the breaking out of the War of the Revolution. In 1770 he was appointed by the royal governor lieutenant-colonel of the militia, but on account ofroops. In Congress again in 1778, he was active in committee duties: and in 1779 he was appointed chief-justice of the Common Pleas in his State. In 1782 he was a judge of the Superior Court of New Hampshire, and chief-justice in 1788. Judge, Bartlett retired from public life in 1794, on account of feeble health, having been president of the State from 1790 to 1793, and, under the new constitution, governor in 1793. He was the chief founder and the president of the New Hampshire Medical Soc
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Declaration of Independence. (search)
States, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do. And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress. John Hancock, President. Attested, Charles Thompson, Secretary. New Hampshire. Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton. Massachusetts Bay. Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry. Rhode Island, Etc. Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery. Connecticut. Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott. New York. William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris. New Jersey. Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark. North Carolina. William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John P
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Hampshire. (search)
of representatives. The aggregate number of troops furnished by New Hampshire for the National army during the Civil War was 34,605, of whom 5,518 perished in battle, and 11,039 were disabled by wounds and sickness. Population in 1890, 376,530; in 1900, 411,588 See United States, New Hampshire, in vol. IX. Governors. Mesheck Weareassumes office1775 John Langdon assumes office1785 John Sullivan assumes office1786 John Langdonassumes office1788 John Sullivanassumes office1789 Josiah Bartlettassumes office1794 John Taylor Gilman.assumes office1794 John Langdon assumes office1805 Jeremiah Smithassumes office1809 John Langdonassumes office1810 William Plumerassumes office1812 John Taylor Gilman assumes office1813 William Plumerassumes office1816 Samuel Bellassumes office1819 Levi Woodburyassumes office1823 David L. Morrillassumes office1824 Benjamin Pierceassumes office1827 John Bellassumes office1828 Benjamin Pierceassumes office1829 Matthew Harveyassumes office
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Hampshire, (search)
.1776 A convention of both houses reports a declaration of independence, which was adopted and sent forthwith to the delegates of New Hampshire in Congress......June 15, 1776 Declaration of Independence of the United States signed by Josiah Bartlett and William Whipple, of New Hampshire, Aug. 2, 1776, and by a third representative from the State, Matthew Thornton......November, 1776 New Hampshire troops engage in the battle of Bennington, under John Stark, who is made brigadier-general by Congress......Aug. 18, 1777 Articles of Confederation ratified by New Hampshire, March 4, 1778, and signed by the State representatives at Philadelphia, Josiah Bartlett and John Wentworth......Aug. 8, 1778 Phillips Academy at Exeter founded......1781 Daniel Webster born at Franklin, N. H.......Jan. 18, 1782 Sixteen towns, on the eastern side of the Connecticut River refuse to send delegates to a constitutional convention in New Hampshire, and desire to be admitted into the new
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Mexico, (search)
ted governor, but the movement was not recognized......1850 Act of Congress establishing a territorial government for New Mexico approved......Sept. 9, 1850 F. X. Aubrey rode from Santa Fe to Independence, Mo., 850 miles, in five days and sixteen hours, on a wager, and won $10,000......June, 1850 Elias T. Clark imported through a French firm in St. Louis, Mo., the first Alfalfa seed sown in New Mexico, at a cost of $5 per pound......January, 1850 Mr. Clark also brought the first Bartlett pear and Ben Davis apple trees across the Great American Plains and thus became the father of modern horticulture in New Mexico......1851 First legislative Assembly convenes at Santa Fe, and declares it the capital of the territory......June 2, 1851 Santa Fe incorporated as a city......1851 Gov. James S. Calhoun dies while on his way to the States, and John Greiner becomes acting governor......June 30, 1852 Academy of Our Lady of Light, in charge of the sisters of Loretto, org
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Willis, Nathaniel Parker 1806- (search)
ons of his life there were exquisitely limned in his Pencillings by the way, published in the Mirror. He was attached to the American legation in Paris. He married in England; returned to the United States; settled on the Susquehanna; and during his four years residence there wrote his Letters from under a Bridge. In 1839 he and Dr. Porter established The corsair, in New York. He went again to England; wrote much while there; and prepared for Mr. Virtue the letter-press for two serial works, illustrated by Bartlett, on the scenery of Ireland and America. Returning in 1844, he and General Morris established the Evening mirror. His health soon gave way, and he again went abroad. He returned in 1846, after which until his death, in Idlewild, Cornwall, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1867, he was co-editor with Morris of the Home journal. His prose writings are more numerous by far than his poetry, yet he ranks among the distinguished American poets. Willis's sacred poetry is considered his best.