The Life of Charles Thomson: Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible from the Greek by Harley, Lewis R.
The Life of Charles Thomson: Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible from the Greek by Harley, Lewis R.

The Life of Charles Thomson: Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible from the Greek

Charles Thomson was the Secretary of the Continental Congress from its founding until the elections following the...
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The Life of Charles Thomson: Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible from the Greek by Harley, Lewis R.

The Life of Charles Thomson: Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible from the Greek

$38.38
The Life of Charles Thomson: Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible from the Greek by Harley, Lewis R.

The Life of Charles Thomson: Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible from the Greek

$38.38
Author: Lewis R. Harley
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Charles Thomson was the Secretary of the Continental Congress from its founding until the elections following the passage of the US Constitution. Thomson was the second person to sign the Declaration of Independence, attesting to John Hancock's signature. He was also one of the brightest patriots, deeply interested in science and religion. A member of the American Philosophical Society, he was friends with Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, David Rittenhouse, and others. Thomson was the person who traveled to Mount Vernon to inform George Washington he had been elected the first President of the United States.


Thomson kept both public and private journals regarding the proceedings of Congress. John Jay and others encouraged him to write his memoir following the American Revolution. Thomson began the process, compiling nearly 1000 pages. He then had a sudden change of course and decided it would be best the world not know the intimate details he had recorded. Instead of publishing his observations of the founding generation in action, he burned everything. He said he desired to avoid "contradicting all the histories of the great events of the Revolution. Let the world admire the supposed wisdom and valor of our great men. Perhaps they may adopt the qualities that have been ascribed to them, and thus good may be done. I shall not undeceive future generations."


This newly edited Second Edition includes numerous period illustrations and an index, and a foreword by Lawrence Knorr.



Author: Lewis R. Harley
Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc.
Published: 12/15/2020
Pages: 164
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9781620064658

About the Author
Harley, Lewis R.: - "Lewis Reifsnyder Harley, Ph.D., (1866 - 1923), was born at North Coventry, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on August 16, 1866. His parents were Harrison and Sue Yarnell Harley. He began his training at the West Chester Normal School and studied at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Granted a state certificate to teach by the Lock Haven Normal School in 1891, he taught in the country schools of Illinois and at the same time studied at Illinois Wesleyan University, where he received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. The following year, he entered the University of Pennsylvania's graduate department and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1895. Harley was principal at the North Wales High School for six years, and in 1896, entered the Central High School as a professor of history. He became head of that department in 1917 and served in that capacity until he was called to the Girls High School in 1921. Harley held an honorary degree of Master of Arts from Dickinson College and Master of Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. He was a member of the American Historical Association, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and a vice president of the Classical Club of Philadelphia. Throughout his lifetime, he contributed to many journals."
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