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This book delves into the lives of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, whose proclamation of independence and imperishable records forever secured their place in American history. The author has collected important events from their lives, including lesser-known incidents, to provide an insightful portrayal of these individuals. Despite the tumult and excitement that characterized their era, some signers led more modest lives, and their contributions are no less valuable for their lack of drama. This book presents a balanced view of these historic figures, examining their virtues, their devotion to liberty, and their occasional shortcomings. Through their stories, the author sheds light on the seeds of liberty and independence sown in the early days of the nation, making this book a valuable resource for understanding the foundations of American history.
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To the influence of commercial enterprize, we owe the commencement of the British empire] in America; to religious and political persecutions, the growth and subversion of it. The original incentive to the colonization of Virginia, was the hope of pos sessing the rich mines that were supposed to exist in the unexplored regions of that province. But the rapid torrent of population, which afterwards flowed into it, and covered, by its successive inundations, the other portions of this vast territory, was agitated by a contrary spirit. The emigrants to New England.
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A pril, in the fortyfourth year of the Independence of the United States of A merica, A. D. 1820, JOSEPH M. SANDERSON, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following-, to wit: Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of I ndependence, by John Sanderson. In conformity to the A ct of Congress of the United States, entitled, An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and also to the act entitled An act supplementary to an act entitled, an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints. DAVID CALDWELL, Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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