Colonel Stephen Balliet, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint): Soldier, Patriot and Statesman of the Revolution - Couverture souple

James B. Laux

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332255442 ISBN 13 : 9781332255443

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Meet Colonel Stephen Balliet, a pivotal figure of the American Revolution, rooted in a rich Huguenot lineage.

This extended memoir introduces the man behind the name, tracing his birth in 1753 to a family of millers and steadfast Reformed Church members who crossed oceans to build a new life in Pennsylvania. The narrative blends careful research with a vivid portrait of the era, showing how ancestry shaped character, duty, and public service. The story situates Balliet within the broader tapestry of early Whitehall Township and Lehigh County, highlighting the enduring influence of faith, family, and community on his path as soldier, patriot, and statesman.

- Learn about Balliet’s immigrant ancestors, their milling trade, and their enduring commitment to faith.
- See how early schooling and church life shaped his education and values.
- Discover the network of relatives and neighbors who helped form the local Revolutionary era community.
- Understand how a lineage of elders and ministers influenced Balliet’s sense of duty and leadership.

Ideal for readers of Revolutionary biographies and local history, as well as those curious about how family roots can mold a nation’s story.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Colonel Stephen Balliet, Vol. 1: Soldier, Patriot and Statesman of the Revolution

Fellow Members of the Lehigh County Historical Society; Ladies and Gentlemen:

The name of Stephen Balliet is, I am sure, familiar to every member of our Society, and to every citizen of (Lehigh and Northampton Counties claiming descent from the old Colonial and Revolutionary families. If, however, you were asked to give an account of his career you would, I greatly fear, be compelled to acknowledge that you remembered him only as a legendary hero of the Lehigh Valley, a man of distinction, highly honored, who had done great things in his day and generation, the memory of which had come down to you in a traditional way, but which, like all things traditional, was a very hazy and indefinite thing. Though you were quite sure that he was something more than a mere legendary character you would find it impossible to relate the incidents of his public life, to say nothing of his family history, if you relied upon the printed page for a complete record of his services.

A few years ago I would have made this same confession, had I too been asked for a definite account of his life. My interest in his career had been aroused from my boyhood days, and I sought diligently to find a sketch of it in the publications of his and of our own day, but without avail.

Saving the bare announcement of his death, and a very brief and imperfect outline of his public life in the newspapers of the day, more particularly that in the Allentown Friedens-Bote, published in the German language, nothing could be found.

The late Dr. William H. Egle, at one time State Librarian of Pennsylvania, republished the brief notice of the Friedens-Bote with slight amplifications in his "Sketches of the Members of the Pennsylvania Convention" called to ratify or to reject the Federal Constitution framed by the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787, which appeared in t...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332255442
• ISBN 13: 9781332255443
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 28
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