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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Couch , Darius Nash 1822 -1897 (search)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Drama, early American. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Drummond , William , 1677 - (search)
Drummond, William, 1677-
Colonial governor; born in Scotland; was appointed governor of the Albemarle county colony by Sir William Berkeley, governor of Virginia, and joint proprietary of Carolina.
During the Bacon rebellion (see Bacon, Nathaniel), when Berkeley retreated to Accomac, Drummond proposed that Berkeley should be deposed.
This proposition met with the favor of the leading planters, who met at Williamsburg and agreed to support Bacon against the government.
The death of Bacon left the rebellion without a competent leader.
Sir William Berkeley wreaked his vengeance on thirty-three of the principal offenders.
When Drummond was brought before him Berkeley exclaimed: I am more glad to see you than any man in Virginia.
You shall be hanged in half an hour.
He died Jan. 20, 1677.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dunmore , John Murray , Earl of, 1732 -1809 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Duponceau , Peter Stephen , 1760 -1844 (search)
Duponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844
Philologist; born in the Isle of Rhea;, France, June 3, 1760; went to Paris in 1775, where he became acquainted with Baron Steuben, and accompanied him to America as his secretary.
He was brevetted a captain (February, 1778), and assisted Steuben in the preparation of his system of military tactics 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 t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fair Oaks , or seven Pines , battle of (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Flag, National. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garfield , James Abram 1831 -1881 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Golden Horseshoe, Knights of the. (search)
Golden Horseshoe, Knights of the.
Sir Alexander Spotswood in 1760 headed an expedition to visit the country beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains.
On their return to Williamsburg, Spotswood had small golden horseshoes made, set with garnets, and inscribed Sic juvat transcendere montes, which he presented to those who had taken part in the expedition.