The History of the First United States Flag / and the Patriotism of Betsy Ross, the Immortal Heroine That Originated the First Flag of the Union

J. Franklin Reigart

PREFACE.

MRS. BETSY ROSS, THE AUTHOR OF THE FLAG AND SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES.

JOHN PAUL JONES, WITH THE FIRST U. S. FLAG, ESTABLISHING THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.

THE COLONY REBEL FLAGS.

WASHINGTON'S ORDER, FOR "THE FLAG OF THE UNION."

THE RATTLESNAKE FLAG, OF 1775, THAT CHARMED AND INCITED THE TROOPS OF VIRGINIA TO ACTION.

THE FLAG AT YORKTOWN.

The Flag with its Message.

THE CENTENNIAL FLAG.

PATRIOTIC SONGS.

The Immortal Francis S. Key.

THE HISTORY

OF THE

FIRST UNITED STATES FLAG,

AND THE PATRIOTISM OF

BETSY ROSS,

THE IMMORTAL HEROINE THAT ORIGINATED THE

FIRST FLAG OF THE UNION.

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DEDICATED TO THE LADIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
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By Col. J. Franklin Reigart,
Author of the “Life of Robert Fulton.”

HARRISBURG, PA.
LANE S. HART, PRINTER AND BINDER.
1878.

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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1878, by
LANE S. HART,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.
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