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A Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and of Washington and Patrick Henry / With an appendix, containing the Constitution of the United States, and other documents

Chapter 1: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, AND OF WASHINGTON AND PATRICK HENRY.
By L. Carroll Judson
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A collection of concise biographical sketches of the individuals who signed the Declaration of Independence, accompanied by portraits of George Washington and Patrick Henry, recounts prominent acts, personal traits, and public service of each figure while offering practical reflections on virtue and republican duty. The text outlines the causes and progress of the revolution and the framing of federal government, and appends essential documents — a declaration, articles of confederation, the Constitution and its amendments, a farewell address, and Jefferson’s original draft — to situate the sketches within the founding era and to encourage civic knowledge and preservation of the union.

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Title: A Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and of Washington and Patrick Henry

Author: L. Carroll Judson

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A BIOGRAPHY
OF THE
SIGNERS
OF THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE,
AND OF
WASHINGTON AND PATRICK HENRY.

WITH
AN APPENDIX,
CONTAINING THE
Constitution of the United States
AND OTHER DOCUMENTS.

BY L. CARROLL JUDSON,
A MEMBER OF THE PHILADELPHIA BAR.

“The proper study of mankind is man.”

PHILADELPHIA:
J. DOBSON, AND THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO.
1839.

Entered according to the Act of Congress, A. D. 1839, by Timothy Caldwell, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

E. G. DORSEY, PRINTER,
LIBRARY STREET.