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Category : Saint Joseph County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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Portrait and Biographical Album of St. Joseph County, Michigan ... Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of the State and the Presidents of the United States
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Category : Saint Joseph County (Mich.)
Languages : en
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Category : Saint Joseph County (Mich.)
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Portrait and Biographical Album of St. Joseph County, Michigan
Author: Chapman Brothers
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ISBN: 9781332941018
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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Excerpt from Portrait and Biographical Album of St. Joseph County, Michigan: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County; Together With Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Remarkable stories are told of his great physical strength and development at an early age. He was an acknowledged leader among his companions, and was early noted for that nobleness of character, fair ness and veracity which characterized his whole life. When George was 14 years old he had a desire to go to sea, and a midshipman's warrant was secured for him, but through the opposition of his mother the idea was abandoned. Two years later he was appointed surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. In this business he spent three years in a rough frontier life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very essential to him. In 175 r, though only 19 years of age, he was appointed adjutant with the rank of major in the Virginia militia, then being trained for active service against the French and Indians. Soon after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother Lawrence, who went there to restore his health. They soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence died, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter who did not long survive him. On her demise the estate of Mount Vernon was given to George. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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ISBN: 9781332941018
Category : Reference
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Pages : 616
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Excerpt from Portrait and Biographical Album of St. Joseph County, Michigan: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County; Together With Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Remarkable stories are told of his great physical strength and development at an early age. He was an acknowledged leader among his companions, and was early noted for that nobleness of character, fair ness and veracity which characterized his whole life. When George was 14 years old he had a desire to go to sea, and a midshipman's warrant was secured for him, but through the opposition of his mother the idea was abandoned. Two years later he was appointed surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. In this business he spent three years in a rough frontier life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very essential to him. In 175 r, though only 19 years of age, he was appointed adjutant with the rank of major in the Virginia militia, then being trained for active service against the French and Indians. Soon after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother Lawrence, who went there to restore his health. They soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence died, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter who did not long survive him. On her demise the estate of Mount Vernon was given to George. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Portrait and Biographical Album of St. Joseph County, Michigan; Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States
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Category : Saint Joseph County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 606
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Category : Saint Joseph County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 606
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Portrait and Biographical Album of St. Joseph County, Michigan
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Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Mich
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Category : Barry County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Category : Barry County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Johnson and Pawnee Counties, Nebraska
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Category : Johnson County (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Category : Johnson County (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan
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Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 893
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Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 893
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties, Kansas
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Category : Clay County (Kan.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
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Category : Clay County (Kan.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Otoe and Cass Counties, Nebraska
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Category : Cass County (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Category : Cass County (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Michigan Bibliography
Author: Michigan Historical Commission
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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