Book/Printed Material Select American biography; or, An account of the lives of persons, connected by nativity, or otherwise, with the history of North America, since the first discovery of the country ... James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7
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Image 1 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 SELECT AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIVES OF PERSONS CONNECTED BY NATIVITY OR OTHERWISE WITH THE HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA SINCE THE FIRST DISCOVERY OF THE COUNTRY AND Who have been…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 2 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 3 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 PROSPECTUS A pesire of knowing the history and cha racter of persons who have risen to emi nence and distinction in society is implant ed by nature in the human mind and…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 4 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 4 PROSPECTUS their conduct public and private on the stage of life In contemplating the lives of such per sons as have conferred important benefits up on the world at largeor more…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 5 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 PROSPECTUS 5 the same time it is to be presumed there are few who will not derive some benefit and instruction from a knowledge of the worth the talents and the celebrity…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 6 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 6 PROSPECTUS merous instances are blended with the public concerns of the stateand in all cases have more or less influence on the national character of a people and the mea sures…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 7 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 PROSPECTUS 7 illustrious but have greatly contributed to the benefit of mankind as well as to the prosperity of their own nation and the dig nity of its character The world is…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 8 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 8 PROSPECTUS duals have not only aggrandized their na tion and assisted in establishing on the basis of a sound policy the public and pri vate happiness of the people but we…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 9 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 PROSPECTUS 9 aided by a virtuous fortitude was singularly instrumental in rescuing the same nation from the miseries of an imminent revolu tion which would in all probability have proven sanguinary in…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 10 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 10 PROSPECTUS ments or mercantile adventuresacquired celebrity and distinction Our own country affords many instances of such men Their lives furnish examples highly worthy of imitation while they supply us with much…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 11 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 PROSPECTUS 11 ed but also to rescue from oblivion the merits of many characters of worth related in various ways to this countryof whom no public record has yet appeared And in…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 12 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 12 PROSPECTUS enabled and their politeness may induce them to make for the purpose Any facts literary notices or anecdotes letters or memoirs of other kinds connected with the history of distinguished…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 13 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 PROSPECTUS 13 CONDITIONS I The AmericAN Broeraruy will be handsomely printed on a fine paper oc tavo each volume to contain above 600 pages II This work will be published in num…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 14 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 14 PROSPECTUS to be paid by Subscribers residing in Pennsylvania on the delivery of each number IV Each volume shall be embellished with a finely executed engraving as an appro priate Frontispiece…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 15 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7 PROSPECTUS 15 Subscriptions will be received by the Author also by such persons in various parts of the United States furnished with copies of this Prospectus as may be pleased to obtain…- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
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Image 16 of James Madison Pamphlet Collection, v. 1, no. 7- Contributor: James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Barton, William
- Date: 1814
About this Item
Title
- Select American biography; or, An account of the lives of persons, connected by nativity, or otherwise, with the history of North America, since the first discovery of the country ...
Names
- Barton, William, 1754-1817.
- James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [Lancaster? Pa., 1814?]
Notes
- - A prospectus of a work which was to have been issued "in three annual volumes, published in numbers." It was apparently never published.
- - Dated: Lancaster (Penn.) May 18, 1814.
- - Also available in digital form.
Medium
- 15 p. 22 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- E36 .B29
- E302 .M192 1783 vol. 1, no. 7 Another copy. Transfer from Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Dec. 1937-Jun. 1938. Formerly part of the James Madison Papers, vol. 76, p. 3.
Library of Congress Control Number
- 04027597
Online Format
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- online text