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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gray , Robert 1755 -1806 (search)
Gray, Robert 1755-1806
Explorer; born in Tiverton, R. I., in 1755; was captain of the Washington, which was sent in 1787 to the northwest coast to trade with the Indians by a number of Boston merchants.
In 1790 he returned by way of the Pacific Ocean on board the Columbia, which vessel had accompanied the Washington, and was thus the first to sail around the world under the American flag.
Later he made a second trip to the Northwest, and on May 11, 1791, discovered the mouth of the great river, which he named Columbia.
He died in Charleston, S. C., in 1806.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Rhode Island, (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), West , Samuel 1730 -1807 (search)
West, Samuel 1730-1807
Clergyman; born in Yarmouth, Mass., March 3, 1730; graduated at Harvard College in 1754; settled as a minister over a congregation in New Bedford in 1761; and preached the doctrine that later became known as Unitarianism.
He became a chaplain in the American army directly after the battle at Bunker Hill; and interpreted to Washington a treasonable letter written by Dr. Benjamin Church to a British army officer.
He was a delegate to the constitutional convention of Massachusetts, and also to the convention which adopted the national Constitution.
His publications include A sermon on the anniversary of the Landing of the fathers at Plymouth, etc. He died in Tiverton, R. I., Sept. 24, 1807.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Oldport days, with ten heliotype illustrations from views taken in Newport, R. I., expressly for this work., The haunted window. (search)
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Chapter 3 : Newport 1879 -1882 ; aet. 60 -63 (search)
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Index (search)
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order, Boston events. (search)