Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . 7 ?-c-Z_. FIFTH PRESIDENT. 35. AMES MONROE, the of The United States,was born in Westmoreland Co.,Va., April 28, 1758. His earlylife was passed at the place ofnativity. His ancestors had formany years resided in the prov-ince in which he was born. AMien,at 17 years of age, in the processI-! of completing his education atWilliam and Mary College, the Co-lonial Congress assembled at Phila-delphia to deliberate upon the un-just and manifold oppressions ofGreat Britian, declared the separa-tion of the Colonies, and prom
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . 7 ?-c-Z_. FIFTH PRESIDENT. 35. AMES MONROE, the of The United States,was born in Westmoreland Co.,Va., April 28, 1758. His earlylife was passed at the place ofnativity. His ancestors had formany years resided in the prov-ince in which he was born. AMien,at 17 years of age, in the processI-! of completing his education atWilliam and Mary College, the Co-lonial Congress assembled at Phila-delphia to deliberate upon the un-just and manifold oppressions ofGreat Britian, declared the separa-tion of the Colonies, and promul-gated the Declaration of Indepen-dence. Had he been born ten years before it is highlyprobable that he would have been one of the signersof that celebrated instrument. At this time he leftschool and enlisted among the patriots. He joined the army when everything looked hope-less and gloomy. The number of deserters increasedfrom day to day. The invading armies came pouringin ; and the tories not only favored the cause of themother country, but disheartened the new recruits,who were suff
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