On September 28, 1779, Samuel Huntington was elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay. Huntington was a self-educated man who became an attorney and statesman. The following is a fair use excerpt from the Descendants of Signers of the Declaration of Independence DSDI website:
“Samuel Huntington was born in the town of Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut on July 5, 1731, the 4th of ten children, and second son of Nathaniel Huntington and Mehetable Thurston [Huntington]. Nathaniel was a farmer and clothier at Scotland, and built a home there in 1732 that still stands to this day.
Samuel’s great-grandfather was Simon Huntington, who was born in England and arrived in Boston in 1633. The family settled in Roxbury and subsequently moved to Norwich, Connecticut. Matthew Marvin, a great-grandfather of Samuel Huntington, came to America in the Increase in 1635 and was one of the first settlers of Hartford in 1638.
Young Samuel did not acquire a formal education, except that provided by the “common schools.” At age 16 Samuel was apprenticed to a cooper, although he continued to help his father on the farm. Interested in learning, Samuel borrowed books from the library of the Rev. Ebenezer Devotion and from local lawyers, and began to study history, Latin, and the law. He was admitted to the bar at Windham in 1754 at the age 23, and moved to Norwich, Connecticut to begin his practice.”
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September 28, 1066: William The Conqueror invaded England, landing at Pevensey Bay, Sussex.
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Our big inventory reduction sale at Elk Creek Company — with nearly all of our items reduced — is in progress. This is your chance to do some early Christmas or Hanukkah shopping. Or consider it the Pre-1899 part of your tangibles investing strategy. The sale will end on Wednesday, October 1st. Get your order in soon!
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Today’s feature article is a guest piece by our long-time friend Patrice Lewis of the excellent Rural Revolution blog.
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Just two days left! We need another article entry for Round 120 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $960,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 120 ends on September 30th, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic.
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