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The Library of Virginia's 1989 Edition of Fiske Kimball's Capitol of Virginia reaffirmed the reputation of this remarkable work as a "landmark in the developing field of architectural history." The 2002 edition demonstrates how Kimball's groundbreaking scholarship on Thomas Jefferson the architect inspired the next generation of architectural historians to reexamine this seminal building, its conception, and its influence on American architecture. Charles Brownell's new introduction recognizes Kimball's important contribution while also showing how recent research about the Virginia State Capitol has fundamentally changed our understanding of the building's sources and Jefferson's vision. Likewise, and eight-year project to conserve and research the architectural model of Virginia's Capitol that Jefferson commissioned while in France offers fresh insights into the building's origins and evolution, as summarized in F. Carey Howlett's essay. These new insights are supported by sixty-nine illustrations, many in full color, visually documenting one of America's most important architectural achievements. ... Read more

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:IllALEXANDER HAMILTONAND THE FEDERALIST PARTYALEXANDER HAMILTONAND THE FEDERALIST PARTYThe 6th of July, 1774, was a memorable day in the history of New York. The question as to how far that colony would go in support of Massachusetts in its defiance of Parliament was pressing for an answer. Parliament had in April passed an act which deprived Massachusetts of her charter, and another which shut up the port of Boston until the town should see fit to pay the East India Company for the tea which had been thrown into the harbour. On the 1st of June Hutchinson had sailed for England, hoping through a personal interview with the king to effect a repeal of these tyrannical acts, and on the same day Thomas Gage, intrusted with the work of enforcing them, assumed military command over Massachusetts. Troops were encamped on Boston Common, frigates rode at anchor in the harbour, great merchantmen lay idle at the wharves while sailors and shipwrights roamed the streets or sat drinking in the taverns. The legislature was convened at Salem, where on the i7th Samuel Adams achieved a master stroke and carried the resolutions inviting all the sister colonies to join in a Continental Congress, to meet at Philadelphia on the ist of September. Rhode Island and Maryland had at once elected delegates to attend the proposed Congress. In Virginia a convention was about to beheld, and such expressions of opinion had come from that quarter as to leave no doubt as to what its action would be. The time had arrived when New York must do something. But what she should do was hard to determine, for parties were quite evenly balanced.The king, indeed, in his harsh measures against Massachusetts relied confidently upon the support of New York. He believed that his Tory friends there were i... ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 2689 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.This edition of the 1987 Dartmouth Medal-winner includes all of the material from the original four-volume set and 1992 Supplement, as well as updated original articles and new articles covering concepts and court cases since 1992. ... Read more

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This issue includes:Mormon Angells;The Conant Connection- Thomas Horton, London Merchant and Father-in-Law of Roger Conant;Eleanor Cogan- Wife of Walter Deane of Taunton;Corinth, Vermont- Warnings Out;William Rogers of Voluntown, Connectictut and Some of His Descendants; and more. ... Read more

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This issue includes:Thomas Genn (1718-1768) of Virginia and Maryland and the Migration of His Sons to New England and the Mid-West;The Correct Origins of Nathaniel Dickinson and William Gull- Settlers of Wethersfield and Hadley;The Family of John White of Mendon, Massachusetts;Descendents of Josiah Goodridge of Berwick, Maine;Archibald Dunlop (1672-1713) of Stratford, Connecticut and His Descent from King Edward III of England and King James II of Scotland;The Identity of Sarah- Wife of Daniel Scofield and Miles Merwin- Still a Mystery;Baptist Church Records of Raynam, Massachusetts 1780-1795;The Origin of Agatha- the Debate Continues;and more. ... Read more