The great grandfather of our subject emigrated from Ireland late in the 17th century and obtained a large plantation in Maryland. At his death the estate went to his eldest, Charles who was 25 years old. Our subject patriot, Charles was eight years old when his father took him to France and entered him in the Catholic Jesuit College at St. Omer's. After one year he entered College graduating at age seventeen. He then moved to Bourgis to study law and entered College of Louis le Grande for a year then moved to Paris. Charles left Paris for London in 1757 to continue his studies of Law. In 1767 he returned to Maryland a well schooled and well-bred gentelman.
He became very quickly a supporter of the Patriot cause and was outspoken in favor of independence because of the Stamp Act and quickly became associated with Chase, Paca, Stone, and others in the various Patriot causes of the time. Mr. Carroll became a part of a newspaper war with the Government of Maryland which was very effective in the state.
In 1771-1772 he wrote under a pen name effective series of essays on taxation without representation signing them "The First Citizen". So effective was the response of the people that when he became known as the writer he was appointed a member of the first Committee of Safety of Maryland. Then in 1775 he was appointed a member of the Provincial Assembly. He was so interested in the General Assembly attempt at independence that he went to Philadelphia and was so well received that he rushed back to the Governor of Maryland and was successful in getting him to allow the Maryland delegates to vote in favor of the Declaration of Independence and he was immediatley elected a delegate. Mr. Carroll did not return to Philadelphia until July Eighth so, as a result, did not get to vote for passage but was there on August second to add his name to this celebrated document....Medicineman!
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Saturday, May 18, 2019
Sunday, May 12, 2019
MOTHERS AND THEIR SPECIAL DAY!
Mothers Day is the day we honor all mothers, our own in particular. But a look back at history of the early years, before all the advances in mechanics, and labor was mostly by hand. Those days when farming and ranching was done by hand and there was no "Planned Parenthood" families grew and grew---- Well, you see the point.
Often families outgrew the ability to feed and care for everyone. Then one of the kids, perhaps the oldest male child would go to work to help out. At a very early age sometimes, say 14 if big enough to do the work he got a job. That job sometimes led the boy-man far from home, never to look back.
Mothers often never heard from that child again, but life went on, for both.
Today we gather around Mother and take her to dinner and treat her like the "Queen For A Day". So here is to the Mother of The Day; yours!....Medicineman!
Often families outgrew the ability to feed and care for everyone. Then one of the kids, perhaps the oldest male child would go to work to help out. At a very early age sometimes, say 14 if big enough to do the work he got a job. That job sometimes led the boy-man far from home, never to look back.
Mothers often never heard from that child again, but life went on, for both.
Today we gather around Mother and take her to dinner and treat her like the "Queen For A Day". So here is to the Mother of The Day; yours!....Medicineman!
Saturday, May 11, 2019
William Paca from Maryland-1740-1799
Mr. William Paca was born into wealth and had excellent schooling up to and including his admission to the Bar at age twenty. The next year he was chosen a member of the Provincial Assembly along with Mr. Chase and Mr. Carroll, and others in 1761.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the "kick in the pants" that stirred the people to action. Along with other insults to the citizens of Maryland, Taxation without representation for instance. Mr. Paca became very popular with the citizenry and approved of the formation of a General Congress in1774, and was selected one of five members to the Continental Congress in 1774. He was re-elected in 1775 and along with Mr. Stone, Mr. Chase, and Mr, Carroll took their seats with instructions to due all in their power to resolve the problems with the King.
Mr. Paca and his people were much embarrassed by their restrictions placed on them by the State. Not until May of 1776 did the state of Maryland change their mind and allow their delegation to back the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Paca proudly signed that document on the second day of August.
In 1778 he was appointed Chief Justice of the State of Maryland and served there until 1782 when he became Governor of the state. In 1788 he was a member of the representatives to ratify the Federal Constitution.
President Washington appointed him Judge of the District of Maryland, a job he held until his death. A christian man who served honorably his mortal life!...Medicineman!
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the "kick in the pants" that stirred the people to action. Along with other insults to the citizens of Maryland, Taxation without representation for instance. Mr. Paca became very popular with the citizenry and approved of the formation of a General Congress in1774, and was selected one of five members to the Continental Congress in 1774. He was re-elected in 1775 and along with Mr. Stone, Mr. Chase, and Mr, Carroll took their seats with instructions to due all in their power to resolve the problems with the King.
Mr. Paca and his people were much embarrassed by their restrictions placed on them by the State. Not until May of 1776 did the state of Maryland change their mind and allow their delegation to back the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Paca proudly signed that document on the second day of August.
In 1778 he was appointed Chief Justice of the State of Maryland and served there until 1782 when he became Governor of the state. In 1788 he was a member of the representatives to ratify the Federal Constitution.
President Washington appointed him Judge of the District of Maryland, a job he held until his death. A christian man who served honorably his mortal life!...Medicineman!
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
A LITTLE KNOWN SIGNER, THOMAS STONE 1743-1787
As many of those bold patriots who pledged their lives and fortunes in the forming of our republic Thomas Stone did not leave a lot of information about himself.
We do know that he was born in Pointoin Manor in the Province of Maryland in 1743. After receiving a good English education and a study of the classics he entered the study of law and was admitted to the Bar at age twenty one and starteded practice, probably in Annapolis.
He did not seek personal fame but was a great supporter of the patriot cause and was active in their efforts. The first Continental Congress convened on September 4th and Thomas Stone was a member of that body. The first session adjourned on the twenty sixth day of October, a short session to be sure but one that organized and made the way for those exciting and efficient movements that prepared the way for the Declaration of Independence. After his short time in the Congress he retired from service. However the people of Maryland would not let him remain retired and in late 1775 sent him back to the General Congress.
It is important to point out that the province of Maryland, at the onset, prohibited her delegates from voting for the Declaration of Independence even though they were in favor of freedom from the king they feared losing State dominance. However that restriction was lifted in June, 1776 and Thomas Stone added his name to that document.
On that same July fourth that the Declaration was signed the people of Maryland reelected Stone and his companions to that Congress. Thomas Stone was a member of the group that formed the Articles of Confederation and then shortly resigned to become a member of the Maryland State Legislature where he worked tirelessly for the adoption of the Articles of Confederation, which finely came to pass in 1781.
Once again elected to Congress in 1783 he was present when General Washington resigned his Commission into the hands of that body. He then was appointed President of Congress. pro tempore. Had his natural modesty not interfered he surely could have been reelected. Such was the man Thomas Stone!....Medicineman!
We do know that he was born in Pointoin Manor in the Province of Maryland in 1743. After receiving a good English education and a study of the classics he entered the study of law and was admitted to the Bar at age twenty one and starteded practice, probably in Annapolis.
He did not seek personal fame but was a great supporter of the patriot cause and was active in their efforts. The first Continental Congress convened on September 4th and Thomas Stone was a member of that body. The first session adjourned on the twenty sixth day of October, a short session to be sure but one that organized and made the way for those exciting and efficient movements that prepared the way for the Declaration of Independence. After his short time in the Congress he retired from service. However the people of Maryland would not let him remain retired and in late 1775 sent him back to the General Congress.
It is important to point out that the province of Maryland, at the onset, prohibited her delegates from voting for the Declaration of Independence even though they were in favor of freedom from the king they feared losing State dominance. However that restriction was lifted in June, 1776 and Thomas Stone added his name to that document.
On that same July fourth that the Declaration was signed the people of Maryland reelected Stone and his companions to that Congress. Thomas Stone was a member of the group that formed the Articles of Confederation and then shortly resigned to become a member of the Maryland State Legislature where he worked tirelessly for the adoption of the Articles of Confederation, which finely came to pass in 1781.
Once again elected to Congress in 1783 he was present when General Washington resigned his Commission into the hands of that body. He then was appointed President of Congress. pro tempore. Had his natural modesty not interfered he surely could have been reelected. Such was the man Thomas Stone!....Medicineman!
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
IN ANSWER TO A LIBERAL MIND!
Today we are faced with much violent confrontation; great differences on every subject; I'm right and you are wrong; on and on and on!
The following letter homes in on one issue that seems to always evoke thoughtless remarks----The Bill of Rights. The following is a letter written about twenty five years ago in response to remarks made by a University of Wyoming teacher. I reprint it as written then and shortened by the Press. It is copied from the original with the permission of the writer:
"The Declaration outlines for us the concept of divinely granted rights assumed and regarded above all else in the establishment of governments. The framers of the Constitution used this as their basic premise when they set about to bring forth this nation. It is the Bill of Rights which establishes for us those specific rights which were considered to be inalienable. Mr. Hanks should understand that the Bill of Rights is more than just a summary of what men thought our rights should be for a time; they are an agreement that these rights are divinely given and cannot be usurped by man. It is this premise that is central to the Second Amendment debate.
The founding fathers understood that certain truths, as they pertained in this case to certain of our rights as citizens, were self-evident, which is to say they are strengthened, not at all, by the words of men, for man can add not to divine intention.
The frustrations for those like Mr. Hanks lies in the assumption that because I choose to exercise my right to own and carry a firearm, that I therefore must lack the wisdom to judge its proper use, and since I lack that wisdom (his assumption), I am a threat to the welfare of others. This is a gravely ignorant mindset, which to exist must first ignore that these rights exist in all men. Mr. Hanks would do well to spend his time understanding the responsibility we all have in preserving and protecting this republic for it can only grant us the rights we are first willing to recognize and and by choice exercise."
(signed by) S.L. Smith
Medicineman!
The following letter homes in on one issue that seems to always evoke thoughtless remarks----The Bill of Rights. The following is a letter written about twenty five years ago in response to remarks made by a University of Wyoming teacher. I reprint it as written then and shortened by the Press. It is copied from the original with the permission of the writer:
"The Declaration outlines for us the concept of divinely granted rights assumed and regarded above all else in the establishment of governments. The framers of the Constitution used this as their basic premise when they set about to bring forth this nation. It is the Bill of Rights which establishes for us those specific rights which were considered to be inalienable. Mr. Hanks should understand that the Bill of Rights is more than just a summary of what men thought our rights should be for a time; they are an agreement that these rights are divinely given and cannot be usurped by man. It is this premise that is central to the Second Amendment debate.
The founding fathers understood that certain truths, as they pertained in this case to certain of our rights as citizens, were self-evident, which is to say they are strengthened, not at all, by the words of men, for man can add not to divine intention.
The frustrations for those like Mr. Hanks lies in the assumption that because I choose to exercise my right to own and carry a firearm, that I therefore must lack the wisdom to judge its proper use, and since I lack that wisdom (his assumption), I am a threat to the welfare of others. This is a gravely ignorant mindset, which to exist must first ignore that these rights exist in all men. Mr. Hanks would do well to spend his time understanding the responsibility we all have in preserving and protecting this republic for it can only grant us the rights we are first willing to recognize and and by choice exercise."
(signed by) S.L. Smith
Medicineman!
Thursday, April 18, 2019
SAMUEL CHASE 1741-1811
This man, Samuel Chase, who played such a bold role in the early formation of our Independence was another man born just at the right time, in just the right place and to just the right circumstances for the job he had to do.
Born to a prominent clergyman and a family well educated and prosperous in Arlington, Maryland Charles was schooled at home in the classics and sent off to study law where he graduated at the head of his class. Charles Chase was admitted to the Bar at age twenty.
Mr. Chase was chosen for the Provincial Assembly shortly after and his independence of thinking and action quickly offended those members who groveled at the feet of the royal governor.
Chase was quick to damn the Stamp Act and to rally with hose who opposed it. He even went to the limit by joining a young bunch calling themselves "Sons of Liberty", even to the point of attacking the Stamp Office and destroying the stamps.
Young Chase became such an irritant to the authorities in Arlington that they tried to discredit him which only extended his notoriety and made him more popular with the people.
The people of Maryland elected Samuel Chase as one of the five to the Continental Congress in 1774 while at the same time appointing him to that very important post as member of the "Committee of Correspondence".
Chase was bold and energetic in his desire for complete independence, even though many in the colonies wanted reconciliation in the dispute. He was reelected in 1775 and continued with the same zeal for independence.
Early in the spring of 1776 he joined Dr. Franklin and Charles Carroll on a mission to Canada for the purpose of joining them with the colonies in the common effort of independence. The trip was a failure however.
When they returned to Congress the item of independence was on the table and to his great delight the state of Maryland lifted her restrictions and allowed her delegates vote as they liked and ,of course, he voted FOR.
Samuel Chase stayed in Congress until 1778 but remained active in the politics of his state, becoming Judge and filling other important areas of Maryland government. In 1796 he was appointed by President Washington to the Supreme Court and confirmed be the Senate, a fitting place for such a man to finish this life....Medicineman!i
Born to a prominent clergyman and a family well educated and prosperous in Arlington, Maryland Charles was schooled at home in the classics and sent off to study law where he graduated at the head of his class. Charles Chase was admitted to the Bar at age twenty.
Mr. Chase was chosen for the Provincial Assembly shortly after and his independence of thinking and action quickly offended those members who groveled at the feet of the royal governor.
Chase was quick to damn the Stamp Act and to rally with hose who opposed it. He even went to the limit by joining a young bunch calling themselves "Sons of Liberty", even to the point of attacking the Stamp Office and destroying the stamps.
Young Chase became such an irritant to the authorities in Arlington that they tried to discredit him which only extended his notoriety and made him more popular with the people.
The people of Maryland elected Samuel Chase as one of the five to the Continental Congress in 1774 while at the same time appointing him to that very important post as member of the "Committee of Correspondence".
Chase was bold and energetic in his desire for complete independence, even though many in the colonies wanted reconciliation in the dispute. He was reelected in 1775 and continued with the same zeal for independence.
Early in the spring of 1776 he joined Dr. Franklin and Charles Carroll on a mission to Canada for the purpose of joining them with the colonies in the common effort of independence. The trip was a failure however.
When they returned to Congress the item of independence was on the table and to his great delight the state of Maryland lifted her restrictions and allowed her delegates vote as they liked and ,of course, he voted FOR.
Samuel Chase stayed in Congress until 1778 but remained active in the politics of his state, becoming Judge and filling other important areas of Maryland government. In 1796 he was appointed by President Washington to the Supreme Court and confirmed be the Senate, a fitting place for such a man to finish this life....Medicineman!i
Friday, April 12, 2019
THOMAS McKEAN 1734-1817
Yes, I can almost see the look on your face, "Another signer I never heard of." Well don't feel bad, for most of these great men were here in the Colonies at just the right time and most of them played behind the scenes, not in the ranks, to kick-start this great country.
I grew up with a Tom McKean, went to high school with him and went to his father, the local Dentist, under duress. Tom went on to Dental School under the NROTC program of the day and spent his years in the U.S. Navy.
But this McKean was born in New London, Chester County PA. Thomas was a very bright student and was admitted to the Bar before he was yet 21. He was appointed by the Attorney General of the Province of Deleware as his deputy and to prosecute all claims for the Crown in the County of Sussex.
The next year he was appointed to practice law in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, while at the same time he was clerk of the House of Assembly of Delaware.
In 1765 he was a delegate to the "Stamp Act Congress" and placed on the committee to prepare the response to the House of Commons. He and his associates used unstamped paper in all their writings.
Mr. Mckean was so well thought of by his peers that he became a part of almost every important event of that time. He was a judge and the Collector of Customs for the port of Newcastle.
McKean was in favor of the General Congress and was appointed delegate to the body and there in 1774 for it's formation. He remained a member of the Continental Congress until the treaty of peace in 1783. He was there for the vote on the Declaration of Independence in 1776 but was called away by General Washing to bring a regiment of "Pennsylvania Associators" of which he was a colonel to aid General Washington in New Jersey. McKean placed his name on the document in September. He served the new country in so many varied and important roles until his death in 1817, a great American!....Meedicineman!
I grew up with a Tom McKean, went to high school with him and went to his father, the local Dentist, under duress. Tom went on to Dental School under the NROTC program of the day and spent his years in the U.S. Navy.
But this McKean was born in New London, Chester County PA. Thomas was a very bright student and was admitted to the Bar before he was yet 21. He was appointed by the Attorney General of the Province of Deleware as his deputy and to prosecute all claims for the Crown in the County of Sussex.
The next year he was appointed to practice law in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, while at the same time he was clerk of the House of Assembly of Delaware.
In 1765 he was a delegate to the "Stamp Act Congress" and placed on the committee to prepare the response to the House of Commons. He and his associates used unstamped paper in all their writings.
Mr. Mckean was so well thought of by his peers that he became a part of almost every important event of that time. He was a judge and the Collector of Customs for the port of Newcastle.
McKean was in favor of the General Congress and was appointed delegate to the body and there in 1774 for it's formation. He remained a member of the Continental Congress until the treaty of peace in 1783. He was there for the vote on the Declaration of Independence in 1776 but was called away by General Washing to bring a regiment of "Pennsylvania Associators" of which he was a colonel to aid General Washington in New Jersey. McKean placed his name on the document in September. He served the new country in so many varied and important roles until his death in 1817, a great American!....Meedicineman!
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