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Author : Lewis Reifsneider Harley
Release : 1900
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Download or read book The Life of Charles Thomson written by Lewis Reifsneider Harley. This book was released on 1900. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lewis R Harley
Release : 2020-12-15
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Download or read book The Life of Charles Thomson written by Lewis R Harley. This book was released on 2020-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Thomson was the Secretary of the Continental Congress from its founding until the elections following the passage of the US Constitution. Thomson was the second person to sign the Declaration of Independence, attesting to John Hancock's signature. He was also one of the brightest patriots, deeply interested in science and religion. A member of the American Philosophical Society, he was friends with Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, David Rittenhouse, and others. Thomson was the person who traveled to Mount Vernon to inform George Washington he had been elected the first President of the United States. Thomson kept both public and private journals regarding the proceedings of Congress. John Jay and others encouraged him to write his memoir following the American Revolution. Thomson began the process, compiling nearly 1000 pages. He then had a sudden change of course and decided it would be best the world not know the intimate details he had recorded. Instead of publishing his observations of the founding generation in action, he burned everything. He said he desired to avoid "contradicting all the histories of the great events of the Revolution. Let the world admire the supposed wisdom and valor of our great men. Perhaps they may adopt the qualities that have been ascribed to them, and thus good may be done. I shall not undeceive future generations." This newly edited Second Edition includes numerous period illustrations and an index, and a foreword by Lawrence Knorr.
Author : Lewis R. Harley
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Author : Lewis R. Harley
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Book Synopsis The Life of Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible from the Greek (Classic Reprint) by : Lewis R. Harley
Download or read book The Life of Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible from the Greek (Classic Reprint) written by Lewis R. Harley. This book was released on 2017-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible From the Greek This book, in its original form, was a mono graph of forty-two pages, which I prepared for the Historical Society of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. After its publication in the Society's Collections two years ago, I decided to write a more comprehensive biography of Charles Thomson. His distinguished public services in the Revolutionary period, and his devotion to Biblical literature after he had retired to private life, render no apology necessary for the appear ance of this work. 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.
Author : Lewis Reifsneider Harley
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Download or read book The Life of Charles Thomson written by Lewis Reifsneider Harley. This book was released on 2015-08-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
