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Beckley, John James
1757 - Born on the 4th of August in London.
1769 - At age twelve he was sent to Virginia to work as a scribe for a mercantile firm.
1783 - He had amassed 49,000 acres of rich, unoccupied land in the west, but it was tied up in litigation.
1789 - James Madison sponsored him as Clerk of the House.
1792 - Started a propaganda machine for the new Republican party.
1802-1807 - Ex officio librarian of Congress.
1807 - Died on the 8th of April.
1769 - At age twelve he was sent to Virginia to work as a scribe for a mercantile firm.
1783 - He had amassed 49,000 acres of rich, unoccupied land in the west, but it was tied up in litigation.
1789 - James Madison sponsored him as Clerk of the House.
1792 - Started a propaganda machine for the new Republican party.
1802-1807 - Ex officio librarian of Congress.
1807 - Died on the 8th of April.
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John Beckley; zealous partisan in a nation divided (Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society) by Edmund Berkeley (Unknown Binding - Aug 31, 1973) |
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"The ablest clerk in the U.S.", John James Beckley by Edmund Berkeley (Unknown Binding - Aug 31, 1962) |
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John Beckley: Mystery man of the early Jeffersonians by Philip M Marsh (Unknown Binding - Aug 31, 2008) |
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Address to the people of the United States with an epitome and vindication of the public life and character of Thomas Jefferson by John James Beckley (Unknown Binding - Aug 31, 2008) |
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Justifying Jefferson: The Political Writings of John James Beckley by John James Beckley and Gerard W. Gawalt (Paperback - Jul 1, 1995) In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. |
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