. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. William Duer William Duer; born in Devonshire, England, March 18,1747; attended Eton college; served in Anglo-Indian army;emigrated to the Province of New York, 1768; located inWashington county, where he was judge, colonel of militia,member of the committee of safety, and leader in the ante-revolutionarv movements; delegate to the continental congress,1777-78; removed to New York City, 1783; assisted AlexanderHamilton in organizing the treasurv department; died in New-York Citv, Mav 7, Francis Lewis Francis Lewis, signer
. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. William Duer William Duer; born in Devonshire, England, March 18,1747; attended Eton college; served in Anglo-Indian army;emigrated to the Province of New York, 1768; located inWashington county, where he was judge, colonel of militia,member of the committee of safety, and leader in the ante-revolutionarv movements; delegate to the continental congress,1777-78; removed to New York City, 1783; assisted AlexanderHamilton in organizing the treasurv department; died in New-York Citv, Mav 7, Francis Lewis Francis Lewis, signer of Declaration of Independence; bornin Llandaff, Wales, March, 1713; came to America, 1735 andestablished mercantile houses in New York and Philadelphia;secured contract to clothe the british army in America, 1753;participated in French and Indian wars as an aid to ; captured in Oswego, NT. Y. by forces under Mont-calm; taken prisoner to France and exchanged; on his returnthe colonial government gave him 5,000 acres of land inrecognition of his services; delegate to the stamp act congressin New York City, 1765; delegate to continental congress,1775-79; siener of the Declaration of Independence; died,New York Citv, December 30, 1802. THE RISE OF PARTIES 97 years. The duties were to be collected by State agents,amenable to and removable by Congress, and if a Statefailed for one month to appoint collectors they wereto be appointed by Congress. It was also recommendedthat the Articles of Confederation be amended so as tobase the apportionment
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