 | James Kirke Paulding - Presidents - 1835 - 300 pages
...taken up, and postponed to the first of July ; but in the mean time, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of...Connecticut, and Robert R. Livingston of New- York, were appointed a committee to draft the proposed declaration. The day being come, the subject was taken... | |
 | James Kirke Paulding - Presidents - 1835 - 290 pages
...taken up, and postponed to the first of July ; but in the mean time, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of...Sherman of Connecticut, and Robert R. Livingston of New-York, were appointed a committee to draft the proposed declaration. The day being come, the subject... | |
 | George Tucker - Presidents - 1837 - 588 pages
...Declaration of Independence. This committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, of Massachusetts, Dr. Franklin, of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman, of Connecticut, and Robert R. Livingston, of New York. The committee being, as usual, appointed by ballot, and Mr. Jefferson having received the highest number... | |
 | James Kirke Paulding - United States - 1840 - 286 pages
...taken up, and postponed to the first of July ; but in the mean time, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, J<Sm Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania,...Connecticut, and Robert R. Livingston of New- York, were appointed a committee to draft the proposed declaration. The day being come, the subject was taken... | |
 | Samuel George Arnold - 1840 - 238 pages
...Independence. The question, thus introduced, was fully debated ; and Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, John Adams, of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin, of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman, of Connecticut, andR.R. Livingston, of New- York, were appointed a committee to draw up a paper to that effect. The... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - United States - 1844 - 378 pages
...the spirit of Mr. Lee's resolution. 4. This committee, consisting of Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, John Adams, of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin, of...Connecticut, and Robert R. Livingston, of New York, reported a Declaration of Independence, which, on the 4th of July, was adopted and ordered to be handsomely... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1852 - 948 pages
...effect." This committee was appointed on the llth, and consisted of Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia ; John Adams, of Massachusetts ; Benjamin Franklin,...Connecticut ; and Robert R. Livingston, of New York. On the evening of ' John Adams, Edward Rutledge, and Richard Henry Lee were appointed a committee to... | |
 | Charles Wyllys Elliott - America - 1857 - 512 pages
...Committee to prepare a Declaration should be appointed (June 10) ; they were, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of...Connecticut, and Robert R. Livingston of New York. Jefferson was a tall man, with a mild countenance ; his words in debate were few, but his thoughts... | |
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This committee was appointed on the 1 1th, and consisted of Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia ; John Adams, of Massachusetts ; Benjamin Franklin, of Pennsylvania ; Roger Sherman, of Connecticut ; and Robert R. Livingston, of New York. 
