Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . the Deola- Alabama, General Gaines followed them EATiON or Independence (q. v.) on July up, and on the refusal of the inhabitants 4, 1776; also popularly known as Inde- of Fowltown to sun-ender the ringleaders pendence Day. See Adams, John. he took and destroyed the Indian village, Fowle, Daniel, printer; born in for which the Indians soon afterwards re- Charlestown, Mass., in 1715; learned the taliated by capturing a boat conveying art of printing, and began business in supplies
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . the Deola- Alabama, General Gaines followed them EATiON or Independence (q. v.) on July up, and on the refusal of the inhabitants 4, 1776; also popularly known as Inde- of Fowltown to sun-ender the ringleaders pendence Day. See Adams, John. he took and destroyed the Indian village, Fowle, Daniel, printer; born in for which the Indians soon afterwards re- Charlestown, Mass., in 1715; learned the taliated by capturing a boat conveying art of printing, and began business in supplies for Fort Scott up the Apalachico- Boston in 1740, where, from 1748 to 1750, la River, and killing thirty-four men and 410 FOX a number of women. This event led Gen- Taken before Cromwell, in, London, that eral Jackson to take the field in personagainst the Indians early in January,1818. Fox, George, founder of the Society ofFriends, or Quakers; born in Dray-ton, Leicestershire, England, in July,1624. His father, a Presbyterian, wastoo poor to give his son an education be-yond reading and writing. The son, who. GEOEGE FOX. was grave and contemplative in tempera-ment, was apprenticed to a shoemaker,and made the Scriptures his constantstudy. The doctrines he afterwardstaught were gradually fashioned in hismind, and believing himself to be called todisseminate them, he abandoned his tradeat the age of nineteen, and began hisspiritual work, leading a wandering lifefor some years, living in the woods, andpractising rigid self-denial. He first ap-peared as a preacher at Manchester, in1648, and he was imprisoned as a dis-turber of the peace. Then he travelledover England, meeting the same fateeVeiywhere, but gaining many warmly advocated all the Christianvirtues, simplicity in worship, and in man-ner of living. Brought before a justiceat Derby, in 1650, he told the magistrateto quake before the Lord, and there-after he and his sect were called Quakers. 41 ruler not only
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