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Congress gives Tousard a pension for life... Thomas Paine...
Congress gives Tousard a pension for life... Thomas Paine...
Item # 701536
May 17, 1794
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 17, 1794 The front page begins with an Act of Congress, giving a pension for life to Lt. Col. Tousard. It is signed in script type by the President: Go. Washington.
Louis de Tousard was a French artillerist who served in the American Continental Army under La Fayette, and later was given a U. S. commission. Tousard wrote two very influential books: one was a proposal for a school for officers that became the blueprint for West Point, and the other was a manual for artillery officers that became standard in the young army.
The front page also has: "The Slave Trade" as well as a brief item beginning: "Thomas Paine, in his prison here, is determined not to remain idle..." with mention of his book 'The Age of Reason'.
Four pages, slightly irregular at the spine, good condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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