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Encyclopedia: Melancton Smith
Melancton Smith ( May 7 1744–July 29 1798 ) was a New York Delegate to the Continental Congress. His first name is sometimes spelled "Melanchthon"; it derives from Philipp Melanchthon, the leader in ...
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a Delegate from New York; born in Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y., May 7, 1744; was educated by his parents; engaged in business in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; delegate to the First Provincial Congress in New York, May 22, 1775; served in the Continental Line Regiment which was organized June 30, 1775;
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Melancton Smith (May 24 1810 – July 19 1893) was a United States Navy officer who served during the Seminole Wars and the American Civil War. Early life Melancton Smith III was born in New York City, the was the son of Col. Melancton Smith, Jr., an army officer...
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The federalists were led in debate by Alexander Hamilton and Robert R. Livingston. The most profound of the anti-federalist speakers was Melancton Smith, who spoke in response to remarks made by Hamilton in the following speeches.
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To determine whether the number of representatives proposed by this Constitution is sufficient, it is proper to examine the qualifications which this house ought to possess, in order to exercise their powers discreetly for the happiness of the people. But I may be asked, would you exclude the first class in the community,
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Biographical information about Rear Admiral Melancton Smith, nephew of Dr. William Beaumont. Admiral Melancton Smith was the son of Colonel Melancton Smith and his first wife, Cornelia Haring Jones. After Cornelia's death, Colonel Smith married Ann Green, sister of Deborah Green Beaumont.
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Melancton Smith, Proposed Amendment, New York Ratifying Convention...
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Melancton Smith was a rear admiral in the Union Navy. He fought in the Pacific, the West Indies, the Mediterranean, and the Seminole and Mexican Wars.
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SMITH, Melancton, a Delegate from New York; born in Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y., May 7, 1744; was educated by his parents; Smith, Melancton. An address to the people of the state of New-York: New York . Printed by Robert Hodge, 1788.
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Melancton Smith, Speech in the New York Ratification Convention, June 21, 1788...
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