Scholar in the Wilderness: Francis Adrian Van Der KempSyracuse University Press, 1963 - 356 páginas When Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams: "There is a Mr. Vanderkemp, of New York, a correspondent, I believe, of yours, with whom I have exchanged some letters, without knowing who he is. Will you tell me?" Adams replied: "The biography of Mr. Vanderkemp would require a volume. ... My acquaintance wit hhim began at Leyden, in 1780. He was the minister of the Mennonite congregation, the richest in Europe, in that city, where he was celebrated as the most elegant writer in the Dutch language. ... In 17888, when the king of Prussia threatened Holland with invasion, his party insisted on his taking command of the most exposed and most important post in the seven provinces. He was soon surrounded by the Prussian forces, but he defended his fortress ... till, abandoned by his nation, destitute of provisions and ammunition, still refusing to surrender, he was offered the most honorable capitulation. ... Despairing of the librty of his country, he ... determined to emigrate to New York; he wrote to me ... requesting letters of introduction. I sent him letters to Governor Clinton and several others of our little great men. His history in this country is equally curious and affecting. He left property in Holland, which the revolutions there have annihilated, and I fear is now pinched iwth poverty. His head is deeply learned, and his heart is pure. ... A gentleman here asked my opinion of him. My answer was, 'he is a mountain of salt to the earth.' ... Had he been as great a master of our language as he was of his own, he would at this day have been one of the most conspicuous characters in the United States." Francis Adrian Van der Kemp was a writer, minister, and political leader of some prominence in his native Holland when he fled from religious and political persecution in 1788 to settle in Oneida County in upstate New York. He became one of the area's important citizens durin gits formative period. His active, inquiring mind ranged far beyond his rural village of Oldenbarneveld. Politics, religion, history, government, scientific agriculture, geology, the Erie Canal, the conduct of the War of 1812, and any threat to political or religious freedom stimulated him to research and writing. Van der Kemp's views were sought and respected not only by his friends and neighbors, but also by state and national leaders as well. His warm friendship with John and Abigail Adams endured till their deaths, and John Quincy Adams continued the relationship. This is an absorbing biography of an active and influential citizen and resident of central New York state. |
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... canal was opened as far as Montezuma on May 20 , 1820 , and two packet boats left Utica to make the ninety- mile trip west . Officials boarded the boats at Utica and this section was successfully inaugurated . Freight from the west ...
... canal was opened as far as Montezuma on May 20 , 1820 , and two packet boats left Utica to make the ninety- mile trip west . Officials boarded the boats at Utica and this section was successfully inaugurated . Freight from the west ...
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... canal from Lake Ontario between Salmon River and Bruce's Creek at Oneyda Lake ... entirely obliterated ? " He considered it worth- while , probably thinking of the maze of canals in Holland . He let his enthusiasm and his imagination ...
... canal from Lake Ontario between Salmon River and Bruce's Creek at Oneyda Lake ... entirely obliterated ? " He considered it worth- while , probably thinking of the maze of canals in Holland . He let his enthusiasm and his imagination ...
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... canal board - they who would stoop to humble themselves to cast away our Judges - might be in- considerate enough to change the canal board . ” 23 The change in the high court by the Tammanyites in the con- stitutional convention was a ...
... canal board - they who would stoop to humble themselves to cast away our Judges - might be in- considerate enough to change the canal board . ” 23 The change in the high court by the Tammanyites in the con- stitutional convention was a ...
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The Evolution of the Scholar | 1 |
Champion of Academic and Religious Freedom | 10 |
The Independent Ministry | 20 |
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