MOTTE, Isaac, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., December 8, 1738; appointed ensign in His Majestyâs Sixtieth Royal American Regiment, December 19, 1756, and promoted…
PUGSLEY, Cornelius Amory, a Representative from New York; born in Peekskill, Westchester County, N.Y., July 17, 1850; attended the public schools and was instructed in higher education by a…
PHELPS, Oliver, a Representative from New York; born in Poquonock, Hartford County, Conn., October 21, 1749; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Granville, Mass.,…
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