 | Education - 1877 - 972 pages
...Declaration of Independence. This Committee, elected by ballot, stood in the following order : — Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. To him was assigned the drafting of the Declaration — and of his work, Daniel Webster, in his Funeral... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1877 - 982 pages
...Declaration of Independence. This Committee, elected by ballot, stood in the following order : — Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. To him was assigned the drafting of the Declaration — and of his work, Daniel Webster, in his Funeral... | |
 | Asa Hollister Craig - Examinations - 1878 - 296 pages
...sponge staff, and hoisted it in its place. 137. Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia, June 7, 1776. 138. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. 139. July 4th, 1 776. 140. That the thirteen United States of America were free and independent. 141.... | |
 | Daniel Webster, Edwin Percy Whipple - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1879 - 780 pages
...Declaration to the effect of the resolution. This committee was elected by ballot, on the following day, and consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin...Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. It is usual, when committees are elected by ballot, that their members should be arranged in order,... | |
 | Asa Hollister Craig - Examinations - 1879 - 360 pages
...sponge staff, and hoisted it in its place. 137. Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia, June 7, 1776. 138. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. J 39- J"!y 4*, 1776. 140. That the thirteen United States of America were free and independent: \ 141.... | |
 | Teacher of history - United States - 1879 - 482 pages
...commission. He refused, saying, "lam not fit for the company of officers ; I am only a sergeant." t Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston composed this committee. 28. The declaration was signed by fifty-four delegates from the various states.... | |
 | Orators - 1880 - 698 pages
...declaration, to the effect of the resolution. This committee was elected by ballot,' on the following day, and consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin...Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. It is usual, when committees are elected by ballot, that their members are arranged in order, according... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - United States - 1880 - 422 pages
...The final consideration of Lee's resolution was postponed until the 1st of July. On the llth of June, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston, were appointed a committee to prepare a formal declaration. 11. On the 1st of July, the committee's... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - Fourth of July celebrations - 1882 - 1040 pages
...prepare a declaration, that these colonies are of right and ought to be, free and independent states." This committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John...Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. As the declaration was presented by this committee in its original form, it contained among other charges... | |
 | Arthur Gilman - History - 1883 - 706 pages
...resolution was seconded by John Adams, of Massachusetts, and on the eleventh, a committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston, was appointed to draw up a Declaration of Independence. On the second of July it was resolved that... | |
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July; and at the same time, it was voted that a committee be appointed to prepare a Declaration to the effect of the resolution. This committee was elected by ballot, on the following day, and consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,... 
