American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Georgia Charter (June 9, 1732) granted by King George II to James Edward Oglethorpe: <Forasmuch as the good and prosperous success of the said colony cannot but chiefly depend, next under the blessing of God, and the support of our royal authority, upon the provident and good direction of the whole enterprise... We do will, ordain and establish, that the said common council for the time being, of the said corporation...shall...have full power and authority to dispose of...the monies and effects belonging to the said corporation... We do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, grant, establish and ordain,...

Georgia History (1732) from The Original 13-A Documentary History of Religion in America's First Thirteen States (Amerisearch, Inc., 2009): <Georgia was named in honor of King George II. After the voyage of John Cabot in 1497, England claimed all of America's Atlantic seaboard. In 1565, Spain settled St. Augustine, Florida. For over a century, Catholic Spanish missions were along the coast. When the area of South Carolina began to be populated by Protestant English settlers in 1670, Spain plotted with Indians and slaves to harass them. By 1704, the British had driven the Spanish out completely. In the early 1700's, the...

Franz Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732-May 31, 1809) was an Austrian musical composer. He was considered the first master of the symphony, setting an example which Mozart and Beethoven later followed. He developed the string choir which has become the backbone of the modern orchestra. His works include 104 symphonies, 83 quartets, 42 sonatas, 24 concertos, 14 operas, 8 oratorios as well as the Austrian national anthem. His musical scores were replete with such phrases as "In nomine Domini," "Soli Deo Gloria," or "Laus Deo." Franz Joseph Haydn declared: <When I think of my God, my heart dances within me for...

George Washington (February 22, 1732-December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States, 1789-97; Chancellor of the College of William and Mary, 1788-99; President of the Constitutional Convention, where the United States Constitution was formulated, May 14, 1787-September 17, 1787; Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-83; delegate to First and Second Continental Congress, 1774-75; Justice of Fairfax County, 1768; member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1758-74; in 1759 married Martha Dandridge Custis (1731- 1802), the widowed daughter of Col. John Dandridge; Colonel in the Virginia Militia, 1752-58; aide-de-camp to General Edward Braddock,...

Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732-June 19, 1794) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, a delegate to the First Continental Congress and a U.S. Senator. On November 1, 1777, as recorded in the Journals of Congress, Richard Henry Lee, along with the committee of Samuel Adams and General Daniel Roberdeau, recommended a resolution setting apart: <Thursday, the 18th of December next, for solemn thanksgiving and praise, that with one heart and one voice the good people may express the grateful feelings of their hearts, and consecrate themselves to the...