Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-24

ditions OF that famous day; also what
might have been his method or APP
Dliance utilized for registering the
heat Of the atmosphere. Here again
the supposedly yalueless documents
furnish corroborative evidence of JEFF
fersons ability to obtain the desired
information. On July 4. 1875, Jeffer-
son called on Mr.. Sparhawk to settle
an account, and this entry appears
among his papers as witness OF a GER
tain purchase and payment:
July 4, 1776. Paid Sparhawk for a
thermometer, SO, Is. Paid for Z pr.
(probably pair) women's gloves. q.
| Gave to charity 1-6."
The foregoing entry removes all
doubt as to Jefferson's ability to de-
termine accurately the rs degrees Of
heat on the noon Of July 4th. and os-
tablishes the fact that it was a calm
and delightfully."- tempered summers
day.
Further search among Jefferson's
papers brings to light the correct
name of the German family which fur
nished him with room and board at
the time when he wrote the Declara-
ton and devised number of designs
for seal of the young republic. one
entry reading:
"Pd. Mrs. GRAF one weeks lodging,
S."
On the 9th day of July, 1776, the
committee on seal met at the tavern
of the London Coffee House, and while
the report formulated on that occa-
sion contains much of general inter
est, 1t is only necessary to consider in
this connection the items in which the
hand Of Jefferson is seen. He was
made chairman of the committee, and
1t was he who addressed congress on
the subject. While Jefferson's device
was not accepted by the committee,
he assisted in creating a conjoint de.
vice in which the ideas of DR.. Frank.
lin, himself and a French artist
named Du Simitier were blended. In
the report to congress in the fall OF
1916 Jefferson presented the double
sided idea of seal on the diverse. OF
front, of which the following appear
ed:
"a shield divided into six fields upon
which were emblems of the leadinE
European nations; above the shield
the eye of Providence; the shield was
supported on the right side by the
goddess of Liberty, on staff she helC
Phrygian cap; on the left side o.
the shield the goddess of Justice helt
forth the scales of justice in the left
and sword in the right hand. AROUND
the entire device the thirteen shield!
of the colonies appeared with thei
initials blazoned upon them" On the
back, or reverse, Of the proposed sea
the Franklin idea was displayed al
follows:
Legend round the whole achieve
ment, Seal Of the United States o
America, MDCCLXXVI'
"On the other side of the said Grea
) Seal should be the following device:
"Pharoah sitting in an open chariot
+. a crown on his head and sword II
! his right hand, passing through tn
: divided waters Of the Red Sea, in pul
suit Of the Israelites Rays from
l. pillar of fire in the cloud, expressly
of the divine presence and command
? beaming on Moses, who stands on tn
shore, and extending his hand owe
2 the sea. causes 1t to overthrow PhaI
e aoh.
l. Motto, Rebellion to Tyrants
+ Obedience to Cod"
/ But congress rejected the devic
|, and report, dismissed the committe,
l. and appointed new one. Yet Je
d ferson's keen interest in the herald
J. creation of a symbolic seal did NJ
r wane. He kept in touch with sewers
f. future committees and submitted tw
} other important designs, both of whic
l. throw new light on the religious an