Browse Items (10 total)

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  Thomas Stone

  Engraved portrait of Thomas Stone. "Drawn by J. B. Longacre from a Painting by Pine. Engraved by G. B. Ellis."
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  William Paca

  Engraved portrait of William Paca. "Eng'd. by P. Maverick from a drawing by J. B. Longacre from Copley."
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  Samuel Chase

  Engraved portrait of Samuel Chase. "Engraved from a Drawing by J. B. Longacre after a Painting by Jarvis."

  Samuel Chase was one of four signers of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland. Before the Revolution, Chase was a lawyer and member of the legislature. He was elected to the first Continental Congress and voted for independence in July, 1776. He voted against the Constitution during Maryland's ratifying convention. His legal career culminated in an appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court where his decisions helped lay the foundation for judicial review. He was impeached by Congress for his handling of trials involving sedition and treason. Acquitted by the Senate, Chase remained on the court until his death in 1811.

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  Charles Carroll of Carrollton

  Engraved portrait of Charles Carroll. "Drawn & engraved by J. B. Longacre from a painting by Field."

  Charles Carroll of Carrollton was one of four signers of the Declaration of Independence for Maryland. He is distinguished not only for being the wealthiest of the signers, but also for being the only Roman Catholic amongst them and being the last to die. Carroll was influential in getting Maryland to support independence though he did not vote for it in Congress. HIs election to Congress came on July 4, 1776, two days after that body voted in favor of the resolution. Carroll served in the Maryland Senate and the U.S. Senate. Following the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1826, Carroll became the sole surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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  Geo. Read

  Engraved portrait of George Read by Samuel Sartain. "Engraved by Samuel Sartain from the Picture in Independence Hall." Includes Read's signature in facsimile.

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  Thomas Mc.Kean

  Engraved portrait of Thomas McKean after the portrait by Gilbert Stuart. Printed by H. Quig in Philadelphia sometime in the 19th century. Includes the signature of McKean in facsimile.
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  Oliver Wolcott

  Engraved portrait of Oliver Wolcott . "Engraved by J. Longacre from a Painting in Delaplaines Gallery."
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  Ah! who's there that would feel surprise

  Poem written by George D. Baylor for Miss A.A.

  Title from first line of poem.
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  Oh! surely the soul was formed for delight

  Poem written by George D. Baylor for Miss J.A.B.

  Title from first line of poem.

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  The old Blandford Church

  Poem about Blandford Church written by Dr. John C. McCabe. The church was completed in 1737 but abandoned in 1806. McCabe contrasts the current condition of the rundown edifice with its glorious past when it was a center of worship.