Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . the morningof the fourth he found himself too weak to rise fromhis bed. On l)eing requested to name a toast for thecustomary celebration of the day, he exclaimed FOREVER. When the day was usheredin, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons,he was asked by one of his attendan
Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . the morningof the fourth he found himself too weak to rise fromhis bed. On l)eing requested to name a toast for thecustomary celebration of the day, he exclaimed FOREVER. When the day was usheredin, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons,he was asked by one of his attendants if he knewwhat day it was? He replied, O yes; it is the glor-ious fourth of July—God bless it—God bless you the course of the day he said, It is a great andglorious day. The last words he uttered were,Jefferson survives. But he had, at one oclock, re-signed his spiiit into the hands of his God. The personal appearance and maimers of were not particularly ])re]X)ssessing. His face,as his ])ortrait manifests,was intellectual ard expres-sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and hismanners were frequently abrupt and had neither the lofty dignity of Washington, northe engaging elegance and gracefulness which markedthe manners and address of THIRD PRESIDENT. 27
Size: 1440px × 1736px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidportraitbiograph14chap
