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Josephus Conn Guild

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Description:Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ml Reminlscences Of The Men And Women Of Half A CenTury Ago?Theib Manners, Customs, And Patriotism. Having the misfortune to lose our parents, my brother and myself found a home with our uncle, Maj. Josephus H. Conm, and our aunts, who voluntarily assumed the position of locus pa- rentis to each of us. They provided for all our wants, and Educated us in the common schools and academies. Having achieved pretty fair success in the school at Cairo, we entered the academy at Gallatin, at the head of which was that ripe scholar and accomplished gentleman, John Hall. When he retired I was placed under the charge of the able and learned Christian gentleman, Mr. George McWhirter, in Wilson county, and was subsequently transferred to the academy of the Rev. Thomas B. Craighead, a finished scholar and great theologian, whose school was located on his own premises six miles East of Nashville, The moral principles'and great virtues which characterized these gentlemen, the pure and exemplary lives they led, made a deep impression upon my young heart, and served to light the path of duty and honor in my journey through life. I have always cherished their memory, and love to recall their noble example, and I freely acknowledge the debt of gratitude I owe them. I must pause here and take a bird's-eye view of the state of affairs in 1812 in the middle portion of Tennessee. The original settlers comprised a large number who had fought the battles of the revolution, and other patriotic citizens of Virginia and North Carolina, who scaled the Alleghany mountains and pushed their way through privations and dangers into the wilds of Middle Tennessee, the reserved hunting grounds of the red men. Their patriotism, energy, courage, and virtues were inherited by their children, and leavened the s...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Old Times in Tennessee; With Historical, Personal, and Political Scraps and Sketches. To get started finding Old Times in Tennessee; With Historical, Personal, and Political Scraps and Sketches, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 0217244378

Description: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ml Reminlscences Of The Men And Women Of Half A CenTury Ago?Theib Manners, Customs, And Patriotism. Having the misfortune to lose our parents, my brother and myself found a home with our uncle, Maj. Josephus H. Conm, and our aunts, who voluntarily assumed the position of locus pa- rentis to each of us. They provided for all our wants, and Educated us in the common schools and academies. Having achieved pretty fair success in the school at Cairo, we entered the academy at Gallatin, at the head of which was that ripe scholar and accomplished gentleman, John Hall. When he retired I was placed under the charge of the able and learned Christian gentleman, Mr. George McWhirter, in Wilson county, and was subsequently transferred to the academy of the Rev. Thomas B. Craighead, a finished scholar and great theologian, whose school was located on his own premises six miles East of Nashville, The moral principles'and great virtues which characterized these gentlemen, the pure and exemplary lives they led, made a deep impression upon my young heart, and served to light the path of duty and honor in my journey through life. I have always cherished their memory, and love to recall their noble example, and I freely acknowledge the debt of gratitude I owe them. I must pause here and take a bird's-eye view of the state of affairs in 1812 in the middle portion of Tennessee. The original settlers comprised a large number who had fought the battles of the revolution, and other patriotic citizens of Virginia and North Carolina, who scaled the Alleghany mountains and pushed their way through privations and dangers into the wilds of Middle Tennessee, the reserved hunting grounds of the red men. Their patriotism, energy, courage, and virtues were inherited by their children, and leavened the s...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Old Times in Tennessee; With Historical, Personal, and Political Scraps and Sketches. To get started finding Old Times in Tennessee; With Historical, Personal, and Political Scraps and Sketches, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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