The Fathers of the Constitution: A Chronicle of the Establishment of the Union (Bcl1 - U.S. History Ser)

Painting by Gilbert Stuart. In the Bowdoin College Art Collection, Brunswick, Maine. By courtesy of Gerald G. Wilder, Esq., Librarian, Bowdoin College. Frontispiece BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1787 Painting by Charles Willson Peale. In the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine A rts, Philadelphia. The bequest of Mrs. Joseph Harrison. Charles Henry Hart says: This is the latest portrait of Franklin from life. It was painted during the sittings of the convention to frame the Constitution of the United States. The portrait seems to express the individuality of the man more satisfactorily than any other of Franklin sportraits. Facing page 10 JOHN JAY Plaster cast from the marble bust by Cerrachi. In the collection of the New York Historical Society. 20 BACK OF THE STATE HOUSE, PHILA- DELPHIA Engraving by W. Birch, 1799. Photograph in the collection of Ph. B. Wallace, Philadelphia.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org