Memoirs of a Life, Chiefly Passed in PADepicting his life from his childhood in Pennsylvania to his time as a public official, including his experiences recruiting and training his own troops for the Revolutionary War, Graydon's memoirs provide a unique and personal view of the American Colonial period. First published in 1811, his memoirs were not initially popular, probably because of their inflammatory remarks about public figures ranging from Albert Gallatin to Thomas Jefferson and his followers. Memoirs of a Life Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania shows Graydon's disdain for those he saw as seduced by power and money and leaves the reader with a critical view of some of the most popular figures of his time. |
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Page 105
... republican spirit , that was coming in fashion , it was , to say the least of it , a very questionable experiment on military subordination and discipline . As business had , for sometime , been entirely laid aside , I no lon- ger ...
... republican spirit , that was coming in fashion , it was , to say the least of it , a very questionable experiment on military subordination and discipline . As business had , for sometime , been entirely laid aside , I no lon- ger ...
Page 108
... republican virtue . I have a gen- Who tleman in my eye who was ever among the foremost in patriotism , and for volunteering our services on every occasion . Was there an enterprize in view , replete with difficulty and danger ! The ...
... republican virtue . I have a gen- Who tleman in my eye who was ever among the foremost in patriotism , and for volunteering our services on every occasion . Was there an enterprize in view , replete with difficulty and danger ! The ...
Page 187
... republican , to be insensible of its force , I told him , that the person who had produced their merriment , belonged to the militia , and that in his line as a farmer , he was no doubt honest and respectable . Although the day was ...
... republican , to be insensible of its force , I told him , that the person who had produced their merriment , belonged to the militia , and that in his line as a farmer , he was no doubt honest and respectable . Although the day was ...
Page 228
... republicans of Virginia , and her dependen- cies . But notwithstanding some unpleasant circum- stances in our establishment , every member of the family , the black fellow , to whom we had been the cause of some privations , excepted ...
... republicans of Virginia , and her dependen- cies . But notwithstanding some unpleasant circum- stances in our establishment , every member of the family , the black fellow , to whom we had been the cause of some privations , excepted ...
Page 231
... republican rulers , to old officers , who have always been faithful ? Comparing the destiny of many of these with that of the adher- ents to the British government , I fear we shall not all be able to say with Rousseau : Heureux ...
... republican rulers , to old officers , who have always been faithful ? Comparing the destiny of many of these with that of the adher- ents to the British government , I fear we shall not all be able to say with Rousseau : Heureux ...
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