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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Duponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 (search)
s for the use of the United States troops. From 1781 to 1783 he was secretary to Robert R. Livingston, then at the The old magazine at Williamsburg. head of the foreign office of the government; and then studying law, was admitted to practice in 1785, becoming eminent in the profession on questions of civil American Indians. In 1819 he published and international law. He finally devoted himself to literature and science, and made many valuable researches into the language and literature of the North a Memoir on the structure of the Indian Languages. When seventy-eight years of age (1838) he published a Dissertation on the Chinese language; also a translation of a Description of New Sweden. In 1835 the French Institute awarded him a prize for a disquisition on the Indian languages of North America. Mr. Duponceau opened a law academy in Philadelphia in 1821, of Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours; and wrote several essays on the subject of law. He died in Philadelphia, April 2, 1844.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Delaware, (search)
nstitution, and without amendments......Dec. 7, 1787 New constitution, framed by a convention at New Castle, changes the name to The State of Delaware, and goes into operation without submission to the people......June, 1792 Act appropriating receipts from marriage and tavern licenses for a school fund......1796 James A. Bayard, of Delaware, appointed minister plenipotentiary to France......Feb. 19, 1801 Du Pont powder-mills near Wilmington established by Eleuthere Irenee Du Pont de Nemours......1802 Caesar Rodney, of Delaware, appointed Attorney-General of United States......Jan. 20, 1807 James A. Bayard, one of the negotiators of the treaty of Ghent, signed......Dec. 24, 1814 Caesar Rodney appointed minister plenipotentiary to Buenos Ayres......Jan. 27, 1823 Act passed establishing free schools......1829 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal completed at cost of $2,250,000......1829 Locomotive introduced on New Castle Railroad......1831 Louis McLane, of Dela