Eminent Americans : comprising brief biographies of leading statesmen, patriots, orators and others, men and women who have made American history . ove alluded to, lie was elected governorhy unanimous acclamation. He was so often engaged in conferences with theIndians, that they gave him a name which signified treaty-maker. When Ten-nessee was organized, and admitted into the Union as an independent State,Sevier was elected its first governor. In 1811, he was elected to a seat in Con-gress, and was reeieoted in 1813. He was a firm supporter of President Madi-sons administration, and was appoin
Eminent Americans : comprising brief biographies of leading statesmen, patriots, orators and others, men and women who have made American history . ove alluded to, lie was elected governorhy unanimous acclamation. He was so often engaged in conferences with theIndians, that they gave him a name which signified treaty-maker. When Ten-nessee was organized, and admitted into the Union as an independent State,Sevier was elected its first governor. In 1811, he was elected to a seat in Con-gress, and was reeieoted in 1813. He was a firm supporter of President Madi-sons administration, and was appointed an Indian commissioner for his Stateand the adjoining territories. While engaged in the duties of his office near FortDecatur, on the east side of the Tallapoosa river, he died, on the 24th of Septem-ber, 1815, at the age of about seventy-five years. There he was buried withthe honors of war, under the direction of thelate General Gaines. No stone, itis said, identifies his grave; but in a cemetery at Nashville, a handsome marblecenotaph has been erected to his memory, by An admirer of Patriotism andMerit unrequited. 832 ISABELLA ISABELLA GRAHAM. EARTH hath its angels, bright and lovely. They often walk in the garden ofhumanity unobserved. Their foot-prints are pearly with Heavens choicestblessings; fragrant flowers spring up and bloom continually in their presence,and the birds of paradise warble unceasingly in the branches beneath whichthey recline. They are born of true religion in the heart. Their creed comesdown from heaven, and is as broad as humanity; their hope is a golden chain ofpromises suspended from the throne of infinite goodness; their example is apreacher of righteousness co-working with the Great Redeemer. Of these blessed ones of earth, was Isabella Graham, a native of Lanarkshire,Scotland, where she was born on the 29th of July, 1742. Her maiden namewas Marshall, and during her earlier years her father occupied the estate, oncethe residence of th
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