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Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American Independence

Name: Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American Independence
Author: Benson John Lossing

Benson John Lossing

Read by LuellaMargaret, Brian Mumford, Marianne Wallin, Gpolum, brenda8mac, Sophia Kaushik, Rita Boutros, bilwelvox, Tom Shoesmith, Owler and Stacey Malcolm · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Preface (3:52)
Introduction (9:07)
New Hampshire, Josiah Bartlett (8:09)
New Hampshire, William Whipple (6:05)
New Hampshire, Matthew Thornton (4:38)
Massachusetts, John Hancock (10:30)
Massachusetts, John Adams (12:52)
Massachusetts, Samuel Adams (5:56)
Massachusetts, Robert Treat Paine (4:34)
Rhode Island, Elbridge Gerry (6:57)
Rhode Island, Stephen Hopkins (5:07)
Rhode Island, William Ellery (5:24)
Connecticut, Roger Sherman (5:16)
Connecticut, Samuel Huntington (4:54)
Connecticut, William Williams (5:49)
Connecticut, Oliver Wolcott (8:45)
New York, William Floyd (8:41)
New York, Philip Livingston (9:09)
New York, Francis Lewis (4:56)
New York, Lewis Morris (6:46)
New Jersey, Richard Stockton (5:41)
New Jersey, John Witherspoon (5:53)
New Jersey, Francis Hopkinson (3:31)
New Jersey, John Hart (3:44)
New Jersey, Abraham Clark (4:45)
Pennsylvania, Robert Morris (7:44)
Pennsylvania, Benjamin Rush (7:58)
Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin (12:16)
Pennsylvania, John Morton (3:48)
Pennsylvania, George Clymer (7:35)
Pennsylvania, John Smith (6:22)
Pennsylvania, George Taylor (3:45)
Pennsylvania, James Wilson (6:27)
Pennsylvania, George Ross (4:06)
Delaware, Caesar Rodney (7:16)
Delaware, George Read (5:47)
Delaware, Thomas McKean (8:03)
Maryland, Samuel Chase (6:47)
Maryland, Thomas Stone (5:15)
Maryland, William Paca (5:07)
Maryland, Charles Carroll, of Carrollton (9:17)
Virginia, George Wythe (6:45)
Virginia, Richard Henry Lee (13:10)
Virginia, Thomas Jefferson (17:49)
Virginia, Benjamin Harrison (7:24)
Virginia, Thomas Nelson, Jr. (9:46)
Virginia, Francis Lightfoot Lee (5:08)
Virginia, Carter Braxton (8:13)
North Carolina, William Hooper (8:32)
North Carolina, Joseph Hewes (4:44)
North Carolina, John Penn (6:20)
South Carolina, Edward Rutledge (7:17)
South Carolina, Thomas Heyward, Jr. (6:54)
South Carolina, Thomas Lynch, Jr. (6:53)
South Carolina, Arthur Middleton (7:17)
Georgia, Button Gwinnett (6:55)
Georgia, Lyman Hall (9:10)
Georgia, George Walton (8:51)
Robert R. Livingston (9:31)
The Declaration of Independence, historically considered (22:38)
The Declaration of Independence, draft submission (19:03)
The Declaration of Independence, historically considered, continued (18:12)
Grievances of the Declaration of Independence, I - V (15:12)
Grievances of the Declaration of Independence, VI - X (13:10)
Grievances of the Declaration of Independence, XI - XVI (13:22)
Grievances of the Declaration of Independence, XVII - XX (14:03)
Grievances of the Declaration of Independence, XXI - XXIV (12:22)
Grievances of the Declaration of Independence, XXV - XXVII (13:02)
The Declaration of Independence, historically considered, conclusion (5:47)
Articles of Confederation (5:47)
Articles of Confederation, continued (22:45)
Articles of Confederation, conclusion (6:44)
The Federal Constitution (20:58)
The Federal Constitution, Article I (31:53)
The Federal Constitution, Article II and III (27:44)
The Federal Constitution, Article IV, V, VI, VII (10:01)
The Federal Constitution, Amendments (13:52)
The Federal Constitution, conclusion (9:51)
The Stamp Act (28:17)
Names of Delegates to the Constitutional Convention (4:15)