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Cyclopædia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States
INGERSOLLII.186.1
INGERSOLL, Jared, was born in Connecticut, June 14, 1749, and died in Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 1822. He was graduated at Yale in 1766, was a delegate to the continental congress from Pennsylvania, 1780-81, and to the convention of 1787 (see A. J. Return to top |
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The cuneiform inscription in the Liberty Fund logo is the earliest-known written appearance of the word "freedom" (amagi), or "liberty." It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
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