 | Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 376 pages
...preservation of such an army, as was then under the command of general Washington. In 1787, he was a member of the convention, which framed the constitution of the United States, and his name is affixed to that instrument. In October, 1788, he succeeded Franklin as president of the... | |
 | United States - 1825 - 472 pages
...preservation of such an army, as was then under the command of General Washington. In 1787, he was a member of the convention, which framed the constitution of the United States, and his name is affixed to that instrument. In October, 1788, he succeeded Franklin as president of the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin French - United States - 1825 - 378 pages
...the organization of the continental army, he was appointed quarter-master-general. In 1787, he was a member of the convention which framed the constitution of the United States, and his name is affixed to that instrument. In 1788, he succeeded Dr. Franklin as president of the supreme... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - America - 1829 - 606 pages
...appointed to a seat on the bench of the supreme court, but declined the office. In 1787 he was chosen a member of the convention which framed the constitution of the United States, and also of the state convention appointed to sanction that constitution, and exerted himself to procure... | |
 | J. Ehrenfried - 1834 - 240 pages
...the continental army. For this offence he was read out of the society of Quakers. In 1787, he was a member of the convention, which framed the constitution of the United States, and his signature is affixed to that instrument. In September 1790, a constitution for Pennsylvania was... | |
 | United States - 1834 - 426 pages
...preservation of such an army as was then under the command of general Washington. In 1787, he was a member of the convention, which framed the constitution of the United States, and his signature is affixed to that instrument. In October, 1788,' he succeeded Franklin as president... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1840 - 212 pages
...the organization of the continental army, he was appointed quartermaster-general. In 1787, he was a member of the convention which. framed the constitution of the United States, and his name is affixed to that instrument. In 1788 he succeeded Dr. Franklin as presidentof the supreme... | |
 | Sherman Day - Pennsylvania - 1843 - 766 pages
...occupied by Franklin, and was afterwards president of the supreme executive council. Previous to this, he had been a member of the convention which framed...constitution of the state. He was the first governor under that constitution, continuing to hold the office nine years, by three successive elections. He rendered... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1844 - 260 pages
...preservation of 239 such an army as was then under the command of General Washington. In 1787, he was a member of the convention which framed the constitution of the United States, and his name is affixed to that instrument. In October, 1788, he succeeded Franklin as president of the... | |
 | Alexander Graydon - 1846 - 532 pages
...distinguished himself at the siege of Boston by his coolness and intrepidity, and, at the age of 32, was appointed by Congress, a Brigadier. In 1777 he...thrice elected. As president of Congress, he received, at Annapolis, the resignation of General WASHINGTON, as Commander-in-chief, delivering on the occasion,... | |
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In 1787, he was a member of the convention, which framed the constitution of the United States, and his name is affixed to that instrument. In October, 1788... 
