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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 36 | 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.) | 14 | 0 | Browse | Search |
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition. | 10 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition. | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 10 : Peace movements.--Convention of conspirators at Montgomery . (search)
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 11 : the Montgomery Convention .--treason of General Twiggs .--Lincoln and Buchanan at the Capital . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lafayette , Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier , Marquis de 1757 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Great seal of the United States (search)
Great seal of the United States
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress, after declaring the English-American colonies to be free and independent States, appointed a committee to report a device for a seal—the emblem of sovereignty.
That committee and others, from time to time, presented unsatisfactory devices.
Finally, in the spring of 1782, Charles Thomson, the secretary of Congress, gave to that body a device mainly suggested to John Adams, then United States minister to Great Britain, by Sir John Prestwich, an eminent English antiquary.
This suggestion was made the basis of a design adopted by Congress June 20, 1782, and which is still the device of the great seal of the country.
It is composed of a spreadeagle, the emblem of strength, bearing on its breast an escutcheon with thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, like the national flag.
In its right talon the eagle holds an olive-branch, the emblem of peace, and in its left thirteen arrows, emblems of the thirteen
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Thomson , Charles 1729 -1824 (search)
Thomson, Charles 1729-1824
Patriot; born in Maghera, Ireland, Nov. 29, 1729; came to America in 1741; educated by the famous Dr. Allison, and became teacher in the Friends' school at Newcastle, Del. Afterwards making his home in Philadelphia, he in, and, taking an interest in the labors in behalf of the Indians by the Friendly Association, he attended Indian
Charles Thomson. treaties.
The Delawares adopted him with a name which signified one who speaks the truth.
As he was alighting fro g, They want you at Carpenter's Hall to keep the minutes of their proceedings, as you are very expert at that business.
Thomson complied, and he served in that capacity almost fifteen years. He was a thorough patriot, and held the respect and confidence of all his associates.
He had married, at the age of forty-five, Hannah Harrison, aunt of President Harrison.
Thomson was an excellent classical scholar, and made a translation of the Old and New Testaments.
He had gathered much material
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)