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 (Youngs). (Youngs).
  
-He was graduated from Yale College in 1755, and became one  +He was graduated from Yale College in 1755, and became one of the most 
-of the most prominent citizens of his time. He represented Hartford +prominent citizens of his time. He represented Hartford
 in the General Assembly at eighteen sessions between 1774 and 1793,  in the General Assembly at eighteen sessions between 1774 and 1793, 
-being Speaker five times, and from 1793 to 1803 was annually elected +being Speaker five times, and from 1793 to 1803 was annually elected
 a member of the Connecticut Senate, then called the House of  a member of the Connecticut Senate, then called the House of 
 Assistants. He was King's Attorney, 1767, and after the Revolution, Assistants. He was King's Attorney, 1767, and after the Revolution,
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 Table, the labors of which fell mostly upon him, and Paymaster. As Lieut.- Table, the labors of which fell mostly upon him, and Paymaster. As Lieut.-
 Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Horse, he marched in command of three regiments Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Horse, he marched in command of three regiments
-of light horse in the summer of 1776, to aid the Continental Army in N ew York.+of light horse in the summer of 1776, to aid the Continental Army in New York.
  
 He was Chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Hartford County, 1798 to 1803; He was Chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Hartford County, 1798 to 1803;
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 description, hoping that Juliana was not so idealized by the writer as to be description, hoping that Juliana was not so idealized by the writer as to be
  
-|  //"too pure and good\\ For human nature's daily food."// |+<blockquote> 
 +//"too pure and good\\ For human nature's daily food."// 
 +</blockquote>
  
 The original is found in "An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and The original is found in "An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and
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-Mary Juliana's portrait, illustrated in this volume, is a miniature in the Yale +[[i471.mary_juliana|{{mary_juliana.jpg?200 }}]] [[i471.mary_juliana|Mary Juliana's portrait]], illustrated in this volume, is a miniature in the Yale School of the Fine Arts by Col. John Trumbull, one of the foremost portrait painters of his day,--a son of Gov. Jonathan Trumbull of Connecticut. On the back of the miniature, in Col. Trumbull's handwriting, the following memorandum appears:
-School of the Fine Arts by Col. John Trumbull, one of the foremost portrait +
-painters of his day,-a son of Gov. Jonathan Trumbull of Connecticut. On the back +
-of the miniature, in Col. Trumbull's handwriting, the following memorandum +
-appears:+
  
 | Seymour, Julia, daughter of Thomas Seymour, Esq.,\\ of Hartford, Conn. Painted at Lebanon by J.\\ Trumbull, 1792.  | | Seymour, Julia, daughter of Thomas Seymour, Esq.,\\ of Hartford, Conn. Painted at Lebanon by J.\\ Trumbull, 1792.  |
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