. Heroes and statesmen of America, a popular book of American biography . Esq., Major General in the Armies of the UnitedStates of America, who was born at Salem, in the province ofMassachusetts, on the 7th of January, 1718, and died at Brook-lyn, in the State of Connecticut, on the 29th day of May,A. D., 1790. To this brief inscription nothing better can be added thanthe brief but eloquent tribute of Irving: A yeoman warriorfresh from the plow, in the garb of rural labor; a patriot braveand generous, but rough and ready, who thought not of him-self in time of danger, but was ready to serve in
. Heroes and statesmen of America, a popular book of American biography . Esq., Major General in the Armies of the UnitedStates of America, who was born at Salem, in the province ofMassachusetts, on the 7th of January, 1718, and died at Brook-lyn, in the State of Connecticut, on the 29th day of May,A. D., 1790. To this brief inscription nothing better can be added thanthe brief but eloquent tribute of Irving: A yeoman warriorfresh from the plow, in the garb of rural labor; a patriot braveand generous, but rough and ready, who thought not of him-self in time of danger, but was ready to serve in any way, andto sacrifice official rank and self-glorification to the good ofthe cause. He was eminently a soldier for the occasion. Hisname has long been a favorite one with young and old ; oneof the talismanic names of the Revolution, the very mentionof which is like the sound of a trumpet. Such names are theprecious jewels of our history, to be garnered up among thetreasures of the nation, and kept immaculate from the tarnish-ing breath of the cynic and the SAMUEL C. ADAMS. SAMUEL ADAMS. IF the Revolution could have been the work of one man, thatone would have been Samuel Adams. He the first manin America to conceive of national independence, the first topropose it openly, and the first to labor and scheme for itsaccomplishment. Samuel Adams was born at Boston on the 22d of Septem-ber, 1722. His ancestors were among the first settlers of NewEngland, and his family one of the most respectable in theprovince. His father was a man of means, and representedthe town of Boston in the lower house of the General Court formany years, and until his death. Young Adams was carefully educated, and after le^ing thegrammar school entered Harvard College, where he becamenoted as one of the most diligent and laborious students in theestablishment. He became proficient in classical learning,logic and natural philosophy. Being destined for the ministry,his studies were particula
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