Author : Philip Fithian
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1429016795
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (29 download)
Book Synopsis Philip Vickers Fithian by : Philip Fithian
Download or read book Philip Vickers Fithian written by Philip Fithian and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Philip Vickers Fithian was born December 29th, 1747; was a student at Princeton College, 1770-'72, at the same time with Henry Lee, Aaron Burr, and James Madison; studied theology 1772-'73; taught in Virginia 1773-'74; and was sent as a missionary among the pioneer settlers of Western Virginia and Pennsylvania, 1775-'76. Returning, he enlisted as chaplain in Heard's brigade of New Jersey militia, July 12th, 1776, served under Washington during the battles of Long Island and Harlem Heights, sickened of a camp epidemic, and died near Fort Washington, October 8th, 1776. Philip Fithian's papers have been carefully preserved in the family, and are now the property of Mrs. Edward W. Hitchcock of Philadelphia, a descendant of the Fithian family, through whose courtesy this selection is now published."--Introduction.