ISBN: 1151043753

[EAN: 9781151043757], Neubuch, [PU: General Books], ROBERT TEMPLEMAN CRAIGHILL,SOUTH, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 78 pages. Dimensions: 9.5in. x 7.2in. x 0.2in.This histori… Plus…

[EAN: 9781151043757], Neubuch, [PU: General Books], ROBERT TEMPLEMAN CRAIGHILL,SOUTH, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 78 pages. Dimensions: 9.5in. x 7.2in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880. Excerpt: . . . division of property, and a reunion with Great Britain. Five other states besides herself, viz: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland; had responded to a call of Virginia for a convention to meet at Annapolis, Maryland, to take into consideration the commercial needs and relations of the United States. This convention, perceiving, in the course of the discussions which took place in it, that a thorough revision of the federal system was necessary for the peace and safety of the country; recommended that delegates be sent from the various states, to meet in convention in the city of Philadelphia, to consider of that matter. General Washington was unanimously elected a member of the Virginia delegation; and, upon the assembling of the convention, was unanimously chosen its presiding officer. The results of the proceedings of that important body are such common matters of history, that they need not be dwelt upon here. Upon the adoption of the Constitution--that new invention of the American political fathers, a written Constitution--which put the government upon a substantial basis of powers, which, while specifically defined and restricted, were yet extensive enough for its needs; the eyes of the whole country at once turned to Washington for the office of chief magistrate. The high esteem in which he was held seemed universal, i and the sentiments which may be gleaned from the correspondence of his friends on the subject, exhibit a state of feeling and a popularity which perhaps no other human being ever inspired. A letter from Mr. Johnson, a distinguished statesman of Maryland, said: We cannot do without you, and I, and thousands more can explain to anybody but yourself, why we cannot do without you. Said Gouverneur Morris of New Y. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

ISBN: 9781151043757

Robert Templeman Craighill, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books, , The-Virginia-Peerage-Or-Sketches-of-Virginians-Distinguished-in-Virginias-History~~Rober… Plus…

Robert Templeman Craighill, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books, , The-Virginia-Peerage-Or-Sketches-of-Virginians-Distinguished-in-Virginias-History~~Robert-Templeman-Craighill, 999999999, The Virginia "Peerage"; Or Sketches of Virginians Distinguished in Virginia's History, Robert Templeman Craighill, 1151043753, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781151043757

Robert Templeman Craighill,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC Books Books The-Virginia-Peerage-Or-Sketches-of-Virginians-Distinguished-in-Virginias-History~~Robe… Plus…

Robert Templeman Craighill,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC Books Books The-Virginia-Peerage-Or-Sketches-of-Virginians-Distinguished-in-Virginias-History~~Robert-Templeman-Craighill General Books LLC General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1880 Original Publisher: W. E. Jones, printer Subjects: Virginia Biography<