Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 719
He was called to take part in the political affairs of hisState, by being elected to a seat in the Virginia Legislature when but twen-ty-six years of age. He afterward was appointed ambassador to France,and at a later period occupied a seat in Congress. In 1801 he was cbosenChief-Justice of the… … Fig. 101S.—Geotrge Washington.* ° George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Feb-ruary 22, 1732, and died at Mount Vernon, Virginia, December 14, 1799.He received a good but not superior education at school, afterward usingto advantage all opportunities for mental improvement. His…
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