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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... young men of the day , on points of science and literature . During his presidency of the county courts of Bucks , he had made himself , as I have understood , a very tolerable lawyer , insomuch that at the time of his death , he was ...
... young men of the day , on points of science and literature . During his presidency of the county courts of Bucks , he had made himself , as I have understood , a very tolerable lawyer , insomuch that at the time of his death , he was ...
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... young man but of about two and twenty years of age , it is not impro- bable , that they were too hastily formed ; but if , un- fortunately for the honor of our infant metropolis , they were correct , it is some relief to hear , that ...
... young man but of about two and twenty years of age , it is not impro- bable , that they were too hastily formed ; but if , un- fortunately for the honor of our infant metropolis , they were correct , it is some relief to hear , that ...
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... young , heard my mother sing it over a cradle , and was so enraptured with its simple pathos , that I was continually importuning her to repeat it . Whether it was the composition or the melody which had charmed me , I know not , but to ...
... young , heard my mother sing it over a cradle , and was so enraptured with its simple pathos , that I was continually importuning her to repeat it . Whether it was the composition or the melody which had charmed me , I know not , but to ...
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... in the cares of a young family of four children , of whom I , about to complete my pinth year , was the eldest . To me , who was at home when the event took place , it was rather. 23 And that's the day that comes between ...
... in the cares of a young family of four children , of whom I , about to complete my pinth year , was the eldest . To me , who was at home when the event took place , it was rather. 23 And that's the day that comes between ...
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... young nor vigorous , after exhausting himself in the vain attempt to denude the delinquent , was generally glad to compound for few strokes over his clothes , on any part that was accessible . He - had , indeed , so frequently been ...
... young nor vigorous , after exhausting himself in the vain attempt to denude the delinquent , was generally glad to compound for few strokes over his clothes , on any part that was accessible . He - had , indeed , so frequently been ...
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