Origin and history of the American flag and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations (1917)
Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885, Asnis, Charles Edward · Philadelphia, N. L. Brown · leaf 307
cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night; and on the other side, Hengist and Horsa, the Saxon chiefs, from whom we claim the honorof being descended, and whose political principles and form of govern-ment we have assumed. At the request of the other members of the committee, Jeffersonattempted to… … Jeffersons Design, 1776.* The great seal should on one side have the arms of the UnitedStates of America, which arms should be as follows:— The shield has six quarters, parti one, coupi two. The first or, anenamelled rose, gules and argent, for England; the second argent, athistle proper, for…
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