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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 52 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 14 0 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 4 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 3 3 Browse Search
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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), Morris, Robert 1734-1806 (search)
d. In 1781 he supplied almost everything to carry on the campaign against Cornwallis. When Washington received a letter from Count de Grasse saying that he could not yet leave the West Indies, Morris was at headquarters at Dobb's Ferry with Richard Peters, secretary of the board of war. The commander-inchief was sorely disappointed, for he saw little chance of success against the British at New York without the aid of a French fleet. He instantly conceived the campaign against Cornwallis. Turning to Peters, he said, What can you do for me? With money, everything; without it, nothing, replied the secretary, at the same time turning an anxious look towards Morris, who comprehended the expression. Let me know the sum you want, said the superintendent of finance. Washington soon handed him estimates. Morris borrowed $20,000 from the French commander, promising to repay it in October. The arrival of Colonel Laurens (Aug. 25) at Boston with a part of the subsidy of over $1,000,00
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Peters, Richard -1828 (search)
Peters, Richard -1828 Jurist; born near Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 22, 1744; was a distinguished lawyer, a good German scholar, and a bright wit. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War he commanded a company, but Congress placed him with the board of war, of which he was made secretary in June, 1776, and served as such until December, 1781. In 1782-83 he was a member of Congress, and from 1789 until his death he was United States district judge of Pennsylvania. The country is indebted toth the board of war, of which he was made secretary in June, 1776, and served as such until December, 1781. In 1782-83 he was a member of Congress, and from 1789 until his death he was United States district judge of Pennsylvania. The country is indebted to Judge Peters for the introduction of gypsum as a fertilizer. In 1797 he published an account of his experience with it on his own farm. He was president of the Philadelphia Agricultural Society. He died at his birthplace. Aug. 22, 1828.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Revolutionary War, (search)
e absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that their political connection with Great Britain is and ought to be totally dissolved June 7, 1776 Committee appointed by Congress to prepare a form of confederationJune 11, 1776 Committee appointed by Congress to draw up a Declaration of Independence June 11, 1776 Board of war and ordnance appointed by Congress, consisting of five members, viz.: John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Harrison, James Wilson, and Edward Rutledge; Richard Peters elected secretary June 12, 1776 American forces under General Sullivan retire from Canada to Crown Point, N. Y. June 18, 1776 Unsuccessful attack on Fort Moultrie by British fleet under Sir Peter Parker June 28, 1776 Declaration of Independence adopted by Congress July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence read to the army in New York by order of General Washington July 9, 1776 British General Lord Howe lands 10,000 men and forty guns near Gravesend, L. I. Aug. 22, 1776 Battle of Lon
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), War, board of (search)
War, board of On June 13, 1776, the Congress appointed John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Harrison, James Wilson, and John Rutledge commissioners constituting a board of war and ordnance, and appointed Richard Peters their secretary. This was the germ of the War Department of the government. It had a general supervision of all military affairs; kept exact records of all transactions, with the names of officers and soldiers; and had charge of all prisoners of war and of all correspondence on the subject of the army. The secretary and clerks were required to take an oath of secrecy before entering upon their duties. The salary of the secretary was fixed at $800 a year; of the clerks, $266.66. A seal was adopted. Owing to the extent Seal of the board of War. of the field of war, subordinate boards were authorized in 1778. In November, 1777, a new board was organized, consisting of three persons not members of Congress, to sit in the place where that body should be in session
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 1 (search)
e of the original trustees and a constant attendant, his wife being equally devoted to the Church of England. He and Thomas Fitzsimons were among the original members of the Society of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick, a social organization which existed in Philadelphia between the years 1771 and 1798, organized by native-born Irishmen or their sons, on the rolls of which society were to be found the names of General Washington, General Anthony Wayne, Commodore Barry, the Cadwaladers, Richard Peters, Robert Morris, General William Irvine, General Stephen Moylan, and many others of that day, distinguished in the history of their country. At the close of the Revolution, and upon the revival of commerce in America, the firm of George Meade & Co. took a high position among the substantial mercantile houses for which Philadelphia was noted. Its vessels were to be found in all foreign ports, and it became the agent for some of the largest houses in London. George Meade's children w
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
eples, Samuel, II, 88. Pell, Duncan, 322. Pell, Duncan A., I, 322, 323. Pemberton, Israel, I, 19, 39, 95, 141. Pemberton, John, I, 140. Pender, Wm. D., I, 294, 295; II, 26, 48, 52, 53, 69, 108, 129, 383. Pendleton, Mr., II, 150. Pennsylvania Reserves, I, 255, 304, 307-310, 313, 315, 337, 361, 388; II, 313-315. Penrose, Dr., I, 224. Penrose, Wm. M., I, 224. Perkins, Lieut., II, 394. Perrin, A., II, 52, 53. Perry, Com., I, 159. Perry, M. C., I, 192. Peters, Richard, I, 3. Petersburg, mine explosion, July 30, 1864, II, 217, 218, 266, 267, 345-349. Petersburg, siege of, 1864-1865, II, 204-269. Pettigrew, J. J., II, 25, 47, 49, 52, 69, 134. Peyton, Bailie, I, 90, 96, 139, 140. Phillips, Charles A., II, 80. Pickett, George E., I, 196, 288, 289, 294; II, 25, 26, 60, 69, 100, 105, 108, 109, 328. Pillow, Gideon J., I, 319. Pineo, Surgeon, I, 350. Pleasonton, Alfred, I, 196, 383, 384, 386, 389; II, 8, 53, 71, 125, 148, 176, 182,
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 5: philosophers and divines, 1720-1789 (search)
ation. Life is a dream. All is from the immediate impressions of the Deity. Metaphysical distinctions which no men, and surely no boys, can understand . . . will do much to prevent the fixing of virtue on her true bottom. Letter to the Rev. Richard Peters, July 18, 1754, from the original in the Pennsylvania Historical Society. Letter to the Rev. Richard Peters, July 18, 1754, from the original in the Pennsylvania Historical Society. Such was the ironical fate that befell Johnson. the Rev. Richard Peters, July 18, 1754, from the original in the Pennsylvania Historical Society. Such was the ironical fate that befell Johnson. Though he had done good service against the enthusiasts, and had written the best ethical treatise of colonial times, he was nevertheless charged with being fantastical, and his work with undermining morality. A similar fate befell the last of our colonial thinkers, John Woolman (1720-1772), the Quaker, a sort of provincial Piers Plowman, whose visions of reform were far ahead of his day. In his Journal, the humble tailor of New Jersey takes up, in order, the evils of war and of lotteries,
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Index. (search)
317 Pencillings by the way, 241 Penhallow, Samuel, 25 Penn, Richard, 98 Penn, Thomas, 98 Penn, William, 5, 18 Pennsylvania chronicle, the, 19 Pennsylvania gazette, the, 95, 115, 16, 119, 215 n. Pennsylvania journal, the, 119, 217 Pennsylvania magazine, the, 123 Pennsylvania packet, the, 136 People's lawyer, the, 228 Percival, James Gates, 262, 279 Percy, Bishop, Thomas, 177 Pestalozzi, 337 Peter Pindar, 171, 175, 182 Peters, Hugh, 4, 45 Peters, Rev., Richard, 82 n. Phelps, H. S., 231 n. Phelps, Samuel, 223 Philadelphia as it Is, 229 Philadelphiad, 175 Philadelphiensis, 175 Philenia, 178 Philosophic solitude, or the choice of a rural life, 162 Philothea, 320 Physiocrats, 107 Piazza tales, the, 323 Picture of New York, 237 Pictures of Columbus, 181 Pierre, 323 Pierrepont, Sarah, 58 Pietas et Gratulatio, etc., 168 Pike, Albert, 319 Pilot, the, 297, 300 Pinkerton, John, 205 Pioneer, consistin
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 7: study in a law office.—Visit to Washington.—January, 1854, to September, 1834.—Age, 23. (search)
, August, 1875, at the age of ninety-five. Richard Peters of Philadelphia, the official reporter of ory appear in the latter's Life and Letters. Mr. Peters kindly said to him, in Washington, that he s and passing his evenings with the family of Mr. Peters. He left the city with a lively impression lity of the people. One of the daughters of Mr. Peters pleased him much with her excellent imitatioWe expect a very interesting case. Wheaton v. Peters,—an action brought by Wheaton (the old reporter) against Peters for publishing in his Condensed Reports the twelve volumes of Wheaton, thus, as is brief of Mr. Webster's argument in Wheaton v. Peters, 8 Peters' Reports, p. 591, was taken by Mr. Pm Sumner's notes, made during the argument. Mr. Peters prevailed in the case. Franklin Dexter m. Carrington v. Merchants' Insurance Co., 8 Peters' Reports, p. 495. At this moment, Isaac Hifeel, will give me an honorable livelihood. Mr. Peters, who has treated me with great friendship, t[10 more...]
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