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On the day after his return he was elected to the Continental Congress, and was one of the committee of five to draw up the Declaration of Independence. ON THE DAY AFTER HIS RETURN HE WAS ELECTED TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AND WAS ONE OF A COMMITTEE OF FIVE TO DRAW UP A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
g of the streets; organized a militia force; founded a city hospital, and in every way concerned himself with the bettering of conditions, both civic and political. He undertook to provide Braddock with horses and wagons for the march against Fort Duquesne, and, in 1756, he had charge of the Northwest frontier for a month, during which he erected blockhouses and watched the wily Indians. In 1757, he was sent to London as agent for the people to petition the Crown. He returned home in 1762, expecting to settle down and devote the remainder of his life to scientific investigation and the pleasures of the pen. He brought with him many degrees and honors, and he thought that his public life was over. In two years’ time, however, he was again sent to England as agent to settle questions in relation to taxation, and represented not only Pennsylvania, but New Jersey, Georgia, and Massachusetts. He remained until 1775, and was, therefore, in England during all the stormy days of the Stamp Act.  FORCE FOUNDED A CITY HOSPITAL AND IN EVERY WAY CONCERNED HIMSELF WITH THE BETTERING OF CONDITIONS BOTH CIVIC AND POLITICAL HE UNDERTOOK TO PROVIDE BRADDOCK WITH HORSES AND WAGONS FOR THE MARCH AGAINST FORT DUCANE AND IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY SIX HE HAD CHARGE OF THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER FOR A MONTH DURING WHICH HE ERECTED BLOCK HOUSES AND WATCHED THE WILY INDIANS IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY SEVEN HE WAS SENT TO LONDON AS AGENT FOR THE PEOPLE TO PETITION THE CROWN HE RETURNED HOME IN SEVENTEEN SIXTY TWO EXPECTING TO SETTLE DOWN AND DEVOTE THE REMAINDER OF HIS LIFE TO SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND THE PLEASURE OF THE PEN HE BROUGHT WITH HIM MANY DEGREES AND HONORS AND HE THOUGHT THAT HIS PUBLIC LIFE WAS OVER IN TWO YEARS TIME HOWEVER HE WAS AGAIN SENT TO ENGLAND AS AGENT TO SETTLE QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO TAXATION AND REPRESENTED NOT ONLY PENNSYLVANIA BUT NEW JERSEY GEORGIA AND MASSACHUSETTS HE REMAINED UNTIL SEVENTEEN SEVENTY FIVE AND WAS THEREFORE IN ENGLAND DURING ALL THE STORMY DAYS OF THE STAMP ACT
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