A Landmark History of New York: Also the Origin of Street Names And a ...
A Landmark History of New York: Also the Origin of Street Names And a ...
Albert Ulmann
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Digitized by Google A LANDMARK HISTORY OF NEW YORK 97 " On the west wing of our present City Hall/' continued the professor, " you can see a tablet refer- ring to the great event, which bears this inscription: NEAR THIS SPOT IN THE PRESENCE OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS READ AND PUBLISHED TO THE AMERICAN ARMY JULY 9, 1776. " Of course, you know," said the professor, " that Thomas Jefferson's gifted pen wrote this wonderful Declaration, but as New- Yorkers you ...ought to bear in mind that one of the com- mittee that assisted him in his work was Robert R. Liv- ingston, of whose career his country and his State may well be proud. At this time, it is proper also to mention the name of Thomas Paine, an Englishman, who resided for many years in New York. In January, 1776, he issued a pamphlet called Common Sense, in which he advo- cated separation and independence. It immediately became popular, its circulation reached an astonish- ing figure, and it undoubtedly helped greatly to pave the way for the great step.
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