Author: John J. ReardonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Peyton Randolph, 1721-1775
Author: John J. ReardonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Peyton Randolph and Revolutionary Virginia
Author: Robert M. RandolphPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476638624
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
In 1763, King George III's government adopted a secret policy to reduce the American colonies to "due subordinance" and exploit them. This brought on the American Revolution. In Virginia, there was virtually unanimous agreement that Britain's actions violated Virginia's constitutional rights. Yet Virginians were deeply divided as to a remedy. Peyton Randolph, Speaker of the House of Burgesses 1766-1775 (and chairman of the First and Second Continental Congresses), worked to unify the colony, keeping the conservatives from moving too slowly and the radicals from moving too swiftly. Virginia was thus the only major colony to enter the Revolution united. Randolph was a masterful politician who produced majorities for critical votes leading to revolution.
The Records of the Virginia Company of London
Author: Virginia Company of LondonPublisher:
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Some Prominent Virginia Families
Author: Louise Pecquet du BelletPublisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806307226
Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 1756
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Prominent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace WeeksPublisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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The Colonial Virginia Register
Author: Publisher: Albany, N.Y., J. Munsell's sons
ISBN:
Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The Complete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson
Author: John DickinsonPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 1644531844
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
The Complete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson, vol. 1 inaugurates a multivolume documentary edition that will, for the first time ever, provide the complete collection of everything Dickinson published on public affairs over the course of his life. The documents include essays, articles, broadsides, resolutions, petitions, declarations, constitutions, regulations, legislation, proclamations, songs and odes. Among them are many of the seminal state papers produced by the first national congresses and conventions. Also included are correspondences between Dickinson and some of the key figures of his era. This edition should raise Dickinson to his rightful place among America’s founding fathers, rivaled in reputation only by Benjamin Franklin before 1776. Dickinson was celebrated throughout the colonies, as well as in England and France, as the great American spokesman for liberty, and the documents in this edition evidence his tireless political work and unmatched corpus. Distributed for the University of Delaware Press
The Huntington Family in America
Author: Huntington Family AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
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History of the Portrait Collection, Independence National Historical Park
Author: Doris Devine FanelliPublisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 0871692422
Category : Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This volume provides a history and catalog of the portraits by Charles Willson Peale, who painted heroes of the American revolution, founders of American government, statesmen, jurists, men of science, and individuals who contributed art and letters. The three chapters by Fanelli (Cultural Resources Management, Independence National Historical Park) discuss the collection from its inception through the period in which the shrine that housed it became a museum. Each of the 250 entries (mostly b&w, with a few in color) in the catalog includes a brief biography of the subject, a physical description of the painting, the circumstances under which it was created, and its provenance. They are arranged alphabetically by sitter. Edited by Karie Diethorn, chief curator, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Correspondence and Journals of Samuel Blachley Webb
Author: Samuel Blachley WebbPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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