Letters : Albany, N.Y., Philadelphia, New York, Newport, R.I., and Paris, to Samuel Sartain, 1865-1896.
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George Ross Jr (May 10, 1730 – July 14, 1779) was a Founding Father of the United States who signed the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. He was also the uncle of the man who married Betsy Griscom in 1773, giving her her famous married name: Betsy Ross. In 1952, he, George Washington, and Robert Morris appeared on a three-cent stamp commemorating Betsy Ross. Born in New Castle, Delaware, Ross was educated at home and...
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American lawyer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to The Marshal of the S. District of New York, 1839 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616393 The Read family consistently played an important role in American government and politics from the time that George Read, a Delaware resident, signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Throughout the 17th to 19th centuries, the Reads served as lawyers, judges, poli...
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John Meredith Read, Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1837; graduated from Brown University and Albany Law School; served as Adjutant-General of the State of New York, 1860-1866; United States Consul-General for France and Algiers, 1869-1873; Acting Consul-General of The German Government in France, 1870-1872; United States Minister to Greece, 1873-1879; died in Paris, France, 1896. Read was one of the original members of Cornell University's Board of Trustees listed in the University's Chart...
Read, Emily
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Sartain, Samuel, 1830-1906
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