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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Beecher , Lyman , 1775 -1863 (search)
Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863
Clergyman; born in New Haven, Conn., Oct. 2, 1775; was graduated at Yale in 1797, and ordained in 1799.
In 1832 he accepted the presidency of lance Seminary.
Cincinnati, and served the seminary in that capacity twenty years. He had seven sons, all of whom became Congregational clergymen — William, Edward, George.
Henry Ward, Charles, Thomas, and James.
His daughters were Catharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mary Beecher Perkins, and Isabella Beecher Hooker.
He died in Brooklyn, Jan. 10, 186
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bunker Hill , battle of. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Paine , Robert treat , Jr. 1773 -1811 (search)
Paine, Robert treat, Jr. 1773-1811
Poet, son of the signer; born in Taunton, Mass., Dec. 9, 1773; graduated at Harvard University in 1792; was originally named Thomas, but in view of the character of Thomas Paine, author of Common sense, he had it changed by the legislature, he desiring, as he said, to bear a Christian name.
He became a journalist and a poet, and was the author of the popular ode entitled Adams and liberty.
He became a lawyer in 1802, and retired from the profession in 1809.
His last important poem—The Steeds of Apollo—was written in his father's house in Boston.
He died in Boston, Nov. 13, 1811.
Adams and liberty.
In the spring and early summer of 1798 a war-spirit of great intensity excited the American people.
The conduct of France towards the United States and its ministers had caused the American government to make preparations for war upon the French.
In June Paine was engaged to write a patriotic song to be sung at the anniversary of the Massach
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Republican army, (search)
Republican army,
The name given the American army that invaded Canada in 1776. Gen. John Thomas was sent to take the command of the patriot troops in Canada.
He arrived at Quebec May 1, 1776, and found 1,900 soldiers, one-half of whom were sick with small-pox and other diseases.
Some of them were also clamorous for a discharge, for their term of enlistment had expired.
He was about to retreat up the St. Lawrence, when reinforcements for Carleton arrived, and the garrison of Quebec sallied out and attacked the Americans, who in their weakness fled far up the river to the mouth of the Sorel.
There General Thomas died of smallpox (June 2), when the command devolved on General Sullivan.
After meeting with disaster at Three Rivers, the latter was compelled to fly up the Sorel before an approaching force under Burgoyne, and he pressed on by Chambly to St. John.
Arnold, at Montreal, seeing approaching danger, abandoned that city and joined Sullivan at Chambly; and on June 17 all th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Revolutionary War, (search)
Thomas, Jane
Heroine; born in Chester county, Pa., in the eighteenth century; wife of Col. John Thomas, of the South Carolina Spartan Regiment.
Prior to the Revolutionary War Colonel Thomas, learning that a large party of Tories was on the way to seize the ammunition that Gov. John Rutledge had left in his charge, fled, carrColonel Thomas, learning that a large party of Tories was on the way to seize the ammunition that Gov. John Rutledge had left in his charge, fled, carrying with him a part of the powder.
Two men and two women, one of whom was Mrs. Thomas, remained in charge of the house.
When the place was attacked the woman loaded the gun while the men kept up an incessant firing till the enemy withdrew.
It was said that the ammunition thus saved was the main supply for the troops of Sumter n, one of whom was Mrs. Thomas, remained in charge of the house.
When the place was attacked the woman loaded the gun while the men kept up an incessant firing till the enemy withdrew.
It was said that the ammunition thus saved was the main supply for the troops of Sumter during the skirmishes around Hanging Rock and Rocky Mount.