Setbers Unearth Letters on Washington Franklin in Revolution
Descendants during Clean up week in Philadelphia found a stash of yellowed letters from the Revolutionary era. The correspondence, involving Washington Franklin and John Adams, reveals cabals against Washington and debates over military command and Franco-American diplomacy. Letters discuss Congress moves, naval strategy, and hopes for unity among the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Robert Morris
Joseph Jackson
Public Ledger
Washington
Franklin
France
Congress
Baltimore
Morris
John Adams
Saratoga
Benjamin Harrison
Williamsburg
Samuel
Richard Henry Lee
Harrison
J. Adams
America
Bea
Senate
Charles Lee
Howe
Wilam Hooper
North Carolina
Paris
Banner year for coal and varied world notes
Last year saw coal output rise in Alabama while Manila's population swelled to 200 043 early 1924. Other items note Spanish illiteracy levels around 80 percent and a four compartment auto coal wagon. Discussions mention poultry disease links to air dust and a New York sewing machine guard patent. The Tasmanian government completed a hydroelectric plant mass distribution.
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Alabama
Los Angeles
Spain
Cornwall
Manila
France
New York
Restoration of George Washington Will Returns to Fairfax Court House
The Mount Vernon will of George Washington, signed July 9 1799, was restored by William Berwick after years of damage and neglect. The restored document, filed in 1800, now rests in a steel case with Martha Washington’s will, both visible through glass fronts in Fairfax court house, with free public viewing.
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George
Martha Washington
Eorge Washington
Mount Vernon
Court House
Fairfax County
Virginia
Mount Vernons
Fairfax Court House
Richmond
J. Pierpont Morgan
Washington
William Berwick
Berwick
General Washington
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Pairfax Court House
County Court of
Fairfax
James M. Love
F. W. Richardson
R. Walton Moore
Circuit Court
J. B. T. Thornton
Supreme Court of the United States
Library of Congress
Faith and Healing in Cana Lesson Excerpt
A lesson on John 4 49 to 54 outlines Jesus healing a nobleman's son in Cana. It contrasts belief based on signs with trust in Jesus words, noting the father's journey from Cana to Capernaum and the salvation implications of faith.
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Jess
Cana
John the Baptist
Jesus
Galilee
Judea
Josephus
Samaria
Nazareth
Jerusalem
Capernaum
God
Jesus Christ
Irving
Christ
Earth
Jeewusa
Ain
President Rode in State Horses and Livery
The article notes President Washington kept ten coach and saddle horses in Philadelphia stables used for state occasions. He employed a coachman and two grooms in white livery with scarlet or orange trimming to attend the white chargers.
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Washington
Philadelphia
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Europe
England
Burgoyne
Passy
Charlestown
Russia
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Messrs. Lee, &c
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
United States
City of
RH. O. Bellers
Wnday
Moody Ible Institute
Western Newspaper Union
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