Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . until August 20th. It met again in December, 1775, and on the 15th of that month appointed Carter Braxton to succeedPevton Randolph, lately deceased, in the national council. He repairedto Philadelphia, and continued in his seat until the Declaration of Inde-pendence had received his signature. In 1770 Mr. Braxton was elected to the House of Delegates of Virginia,and in that House he served during the sessions of 1877, 70, 80, 81, S3 and*85. In
Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . until August 20th. It met again in December, 1775, and on the 15th of that month appointed Carter Braxton to succeedPevton Randolph, lately deceased, in the national council. He repairedto Philadelphia, and continued in his seat until the Declaration of Inde-pendence had received his signature. In 1770 Mr. Braxton was elected to the House of Delegates of Virginia,and in that House he served during the sessions of 1877, 70, 80, 81, S3 and*85. In the last year he was one of the supporters of the act for estab-lishing religious freedom in Virginia, an act penned and proposed byJefferson and advocated by Madison. In January, 1780, Mr. Braxton was appointed a member of the coun-cil of State, and continued to act with that body until March 30, 1793, he was again appointed to the executive council, and taking upthe duties of the office May 31, 1794. he continued to perform them untilbis death, meeting fur the last time with the council October 0, 1797, onlyfour days before his CARTER BRAXTON. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. (Never before published or enyraved.)From a miniature in the possession of his family. 246 PRESIDENTS. SOLDIERS, STATESMEN. The last years of his life were distressed by great pecuniary embarrass-ments. Of the large fortunes in his possession when he was twenty-one,nothing remained. His personal property had passed into the hands ofthe sheriif; part of his vast estates had been sold from time to time, theremainder, with his slaves and household goods, was heavily mortgaged; laweuits accumulated on him, until the court of chancery groaned under theweight of suits in which he was party, either as plaintiff or defendant, andmany of his friends and relatives had become involved in his disasters. Under these accumulations of embarrassments, his heart broke, hisstrength failed, he ex
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