Author: William Thompson ReadPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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Life and Correspondence of George Read
Author: William Thompson ReadPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Life and Correspondence of George Read
Author: William Thompson ReadPublisher:
ISBN: 9781522202103
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Hardcover reprint of the original 1870 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Read, William T. (William Thompson). Life And Correspondence Of George Read, A Signer Of The Declaration Of Independence. With Notices Of Some Of His Contemporaries. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Read, William T. (William Thompson). Life And Correspondence Of George Read, A Signer Of The Declaration Of Independence. With Notices Of Some Of His Contemporaries, . Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1870. Subject: Read, George, 1733-1798
LIFE & CORRESPONDENCE OF GEORG
Author: William T. (William Thompson) ReadPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781372672347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
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Life and Correspondence of George Read
Author: W T ReadPublisher:
ISBN: 9780795035616
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 575
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Life and Correspondence of George Read
Author: William Thompson ReadPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781331387428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Excerpt from Life and Correspondence of George Read: A Signer of the Declaration of Independence; With Notices of Some of His Contemporaries Mr. Read's birth - Account of his parents - Their removal from Maryland to Delaware - His education - His school-fellows l)r. Allison - He commences the study of the law - Mr. Moland - His confidence in Mr. Read - Mr Read's ad mission to the bar - His letter to his parents as to his settlement - Relinquishes his right to a double portion of his father's estate - The law as to double portion -settles in New Castle, and practises in the three lower counties on Delaware, and one or more in Pennsylvania - His competitors - Succeeds John Ross as attorney-general - Resigns attorney-generalship in 1774 - Eminent as a special pleader - His influence great - His almanacs and bets - Letter from J ohn Dickin son to Mr. Read - Notice of John Dickinson's first Speech, and of Galloway's reply thereto, and of the prefaces to these speeches - Mr. Read's marriage, and notice of Mrs. Read - Mr. Dickinson's congratulatory letter to him on his marriage - Mr. Read elected to the General Assembly of Delaware - Applies for the office of collector of New Castle, and fails to receive it - His letters and those of Franklin - Letters of Mr. Neave on the troubles of the mother-country and her colonies, and part of rough draft of a letter of Mr. Read in reply - Letter of Mr. Wharton - Mr. Read's farm - Colonel Bedford - His-marriage with Mr. Read's sister - Colonel Read - Mr. Read advocates the observance of the Sabbath - His rules to preserve health - Result of election in 1769 - Colonia1 lotteries, and remarks on the subject of lotteries - Correspondence of Mr. Road with his brothers - Notice of Captain Thomas Read - Frigate Alliance - Appendix A, notice of John Ross - Appendix B, roll of militia company, 1757 - Appendix 0, notice of Rev George Ross - Appendix D, notice of John Dickinson - Appendix E, Thomas Read. George read was born in Cecil County, in the Province of Maryland, September 18th, in the year 1738, and was the eldest of six brothers. His father, John Read, was the son of a wealthy citizen of Dublin, and having emigrated to America, settled in Cecil County, where he became a respectable planter. Soon after the birth of his eldest son he removed to New Castle County, in the Province of Delaware, and established himself on the head-waters of the Christiana River. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Life and Correspondence of George Read, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence; With Notices of Some of His Contemporaries
Author: William T. ReadPublisher: Arkose Press
ISBN: 9781345793130
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Life and Correspondence of George Read
Author: William Thompson ReadPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016780858
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Life and Correspondence of George Read, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence; With Notices of Some of His Contemporaries - Primary Source Edition
Author: William T. ReadPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781295746972
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Life and Correspondence of George Read
Author: William ReadPublisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429017562
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Author: George Read