Patriot Echoes – Sharing 250 years of patriot liberty.
- March 6, 1809, 217 years ago — Death of Thomas Heyward Jr..
- March 6, 1724, 302 years ago — Birth of Henry Laurens, President of the Continental Congress.
- March 7, 1707, 319 years ago — Birth of Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- March 7, 1699, 327 years ago — Birth of Susanna Boylston Adams, mother of John Adams.
Against Consolidated Government
"We should not have been brought to this alarming transition, from a confederacy to a consolidated government Our rights and privileges are endangered, and the sovereignty of the States will be relinquished. "
Henry, Patrick. Speech, Virginia Ratifying Convention, 5 Jun 1788.