Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . which had Wash-ington at its head. In 1789, he was placedin the cabinet, as secretary of the treasury,and while in this position rendered themost efficient service to his country, bythe esta
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . which had Wash-ington at its head. In 1789, he was placedin the cabinet, as secretary of the treasury,and while in this position rendered themost efficient service to his country, bythe establishment of an admirable systemof national finance. During the insurrec-tion in Pennsylvania, when tlie people ofthe western counties took up arms againstthe general government, Hamilton wasplaced at the head of the government forcedestined to act against them ; the disturlj-ances being quelled without bloodshed, heresigned his post. His last appearance inmilitary character was again by the side. of Washington, in 1798, as second in com-mand of the army, which was to be calledinto service in case of hostilities withFrance. Aaron Burr was one year the senior ofHamilton, in point of age. His father wasthe Rev. Aaron Burr, the learned and de-vout president of Princeton college, and
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