The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . .4i^S»- ^.^5-;^.;^ to be a helpmate to the young lawyer, and the futuregeneral and judge, who did so much for the earlyhistory of the country. She lived to a great age,and died in
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . .4i^S»- ^.^5-;^.;^ to be a helpmate to the young lawyer, and the futuregeneral and judge, who did so much for the earlyhistory of the country. She lived to a great age,and died in 1841. Early in 1774 he removed toLenox, Berkshire Co., Mass., where his ability as aleader was at once recognized. He was chosen clerkof the propriety of that town, and made selectmanand assessor almost as soon as he arrived there. OnJuly 6th, he was sent as arepresentative of the townof Lenox to the Berkshireconvention, which adopt-ed the solemn leagueand covenant against theuse of wares importedfrom Great Britain andthe East Indies. He wasone of the earliest to see,as a lawyer, that the ag-gressions of the BritishCrown were sapping theliberties of the provinces,and was most active inshowing the people thatsuch was the fact. Hisinfluence was so great hewas elected to the generalcourt which convened atSalem on Oct. 5,1774, and was one of the most active in insisting that the general court should be turned i
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