The Story of Our Flag, Colonial and National: With Historical Sketch of the Quakeress Betsy Ross — John Shaqi
The Story of Our Flag, Colonial and National: With Historical Sketch of the Quakeress Betsy RossWeaver, Addie Guthrie
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The Story of Our Flag, Colonial and National: With Historical Sketch of the Quakeress Betsy Ross
Weaver, Addie Guthrie
Flags -- United States; Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836
On these broad principles souvenir certificates of membership in this
Association will be issued at a nominal price, and the names of all
subscribers placed on the roll of honor.
Any person desiring to see the Old Flag House saved and Betsy Ross
honored may become a member of the “American Flag House and Betsy
Ross Memorial Association” upon the payment of 10 cents, for which
they will receive a beautiful certificate of membership, size 11x14,
duly signed by the officers of the Association, and bearing the seal
and certificate number. Upon these certificates in the centre is
artistically portrayed the room in which Betsy Ross displayed the first
Stars and Stripes to the committee appointed by Congress, consisting of
General Washington, Robert Morris and Hon. George Ross. On the left is
an exterior picture of the Old Flag House as it stands to-day, while
on the right is the picture of the grave of Betsy Ross, at Mt. Moriah
Cemetery.
These certificates will be mailed to any address upon the receipt of
10c.
NOTICE.
A large reproduction, in ten colors, size 22x28 inches, of the original
painting, “Birth of Our Nation’s Flag,” by Charles H. Weisgerber, first
exhibited at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, will be
presented as a souvenir to any person forming a club of thirty members,
inclusive. These premium pictures will not be for sale, and when the
objects of the Association are attained the plates will be destroyed:
thus they will become a valuable family heirloom. For upon them will
be engrossed the name of the individual forming the club, as follows:
“Presented to ............... of ................
by the American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial
Association, for aiding in the preservation of the
Birthplace of our Nation’s Flag, and for the erection
of a National Memorial in Honor of Betsy Ross, and
stamped with the seal of the Association.”
The picture referred to above is an exact representation of the
room in which the first American Flag was made by Betsy Ross, which
was subsequently adopted by Congress, June 14, 1777, and is the
only endorsed portrait representation of Betsy Ross by her living
descendants.
Address all communications to
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Secretary,
Old Flag House, 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Transcriber’s note:
Obvious punctuation errors were corrected.
Page 20, “foreging” changed to “foregoing” (foregoing papers)
Page 45, “Claypole” changed to “Claypoole” (John Claypoole, a comrade)
Page 65, “one” changed to “two” (nearly two hundred years)
Page 76, “sixe” changed to “size” (membership, size 11x14)
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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