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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Friends, Society of (search)
Hart, John 1708-1780
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Hopewell, N. J., in 1708; was a farmer, scantily educated, but a man of strong common-sense, patriotism, and moral excellence.
He was in Congress from 1774 till 1777, and suffered much at the hands of the loyalists.
He was compelled to flee from his home, and was hunted from place to place until the capture of the Hessians at Trenton (see Trenton, battle of). He was called honest John Hart.
He died in Hopewell, in 17art, John 1708-1780
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Hopewell, N. J., in 1708; was a farmer, scantily educated, but a man of strong common-sense, patriotism, and moral excellence.
He was in Congress from 1774 till 1777, and suffered much at the hands of the loyalists.
He was compelled to flee from his home, and was hunted from place to place until the capture of the Hessians at Trenton (see Trenton, battle of). He was called honest John Hart.
He died in Hopewell, in 1780.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jesuit missions. (search)
Mauduit, Israel 1708-
Political writer; born in Exeter, England, in 1708; was a prosperous London merchant; acting agent of the province of Massachusetts in England in 1763-64, and wrote much in praise of the American cause during the Revolutionary War. He died June 16, 1787.
Mauduit, Israel 1708-
Political writer; born in Exeter, England, in 1708; was a prosperous London merchant; acting agent of the province of Massachusetts in England in 1763-64, and wrote much in praise of the American cause during the Revolutionary War. He died June 16, 1787.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Oldmixon , John 1673 -1742 (search)
Oldmixon, John 1673-1742
Author; born in Bridgewater, England, in 1673; and died in London, July 9, 1742.
He was the author of The British Empire in America (2 volumes), published in 1708.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Palatines. (search)
Palatines.
Early in the eighteenth century many inhabitants of the Lower Palatinate, lying on both sides of the Rhine, in Germany, were driven from their homes by the persecutions of Louis XVI.
of France, whose armies desolated their country.
England received many of the fugitives.
In the spring of 1708, on the petition of Joshua Koekerthal, evangelical minister of a body of Lutherans, for himself and thirty-nine others to be transported to America, an order was issued by the Queen in Council for such transportation and their naturalization before leaving England.
The Queen provided for them at her own expense.
This first company of Palatines was first landed on Governor's Island, New York, and afterwards settled near the site of Newburg, Orange co., N. Y., in the spring of 1709.
In 1710 a larger emigration of Palatines to America occurred, under the guidance of Robert Hunter, governor of New York.
These, about 3,000 in number, went farther up the Hudson.
Some settled on
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pitt , William 1708 -1778 (search)
Pitt, William 1708-1778
The Great commoner ; born in Westminster, England, Nov. 15, 1708; educated at Eton and Oxford, he entered Parliament in 1735, where he was the most formidable opponent of Robert Walpole.
In 1744 the famous Duchess of Marlborough bequeathed him $50,000 for having defended the laws of his country and endeavoring to save it from ruin.
Afterwards Sir William Pynsent left him the whole of his fortune.
He held the office of vice-treasurer of Ireland (1746), and soon afterwards was made paymaster of the army and one of the privy council.
In 1755 he was
William Pitt. dismissed from office, but in 1757 was made secretary of state, and soon infused his own energy into every part of the public service, placing England in the front rank of nations.
By his energy in pressing the war in America (see French and Indian War) he added Canada to the British Empire and decided for all time the future of the Mississippi Valley.
All through the progress of the dispute
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), St.-ours , Jean Baptiste de 1668 -1747 (search)
St.-ours, Jean Baptiste de 1668-1747
Military officer; born in Canada in 1668; joined the French Canadian army early in life; promoted lieutenant in 1702, and soon after garde-marine; was one of the three in command of the expedition against Fort Orange (now Albany) in 1708.
At the head of about 200 Iroquois Indians St.-Ours took the village and fort of Haverhill.
Later he was made major of Montreal, and afterwards was appointed king's lieutenant.
He died in Montreal, Canada, in 1747.