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About Charles Thomson, Sec'y of Cont. Congress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Thomson
Charles Thomson (November 29, 1729 – August 16, 1824) was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress (1774–1789) throughout its existence.
Thomson was born in Gorteade townland, Maghera parish, County Londonderry, Ireland, to Scots-Irish parents. After the death of his mother in 1739, his father emigrated to the British colonies in America with Charles and two or three brothers. The father died at sea, and the penniless boys were separated in America. Charles was cared for by a blacksmith in New Castle, Delaware, and was educated in New London, Pennsylvania. In 1750 he became a tutor in Latin at the Philadelphia Academy.
He was the one who informed George Washington of his election to the US Presidency, and his name is the only non-Delegate signature on the Declaration of Independence (which he signed in his capacity as Congressional Secretary)
~• wrote An Enquiry into the Causes of the Alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indians from the British Interest (1759), which blamed the war on the proprietors. (having attended the Treaty of Easton in 1758) see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Easton#:~:text=The%20Treaty.... wikipedia] Charles Thomson served as secretary and advisor to Teedyuscung who was murdered by settlers soon thereafter.
~• Funeral at Lower Merion Baptist Church Aug 18 1824
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Charles Thomson, Sec'y of Cont. Congress's Timeline
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November 29, 1729
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Maghera, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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| 1824 |
August 16, 1824
Age 94
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Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA, United States
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August 18, 1824
Age 94
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Laurel Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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