Charles Thomson – Witness to History
Season 2 Episode 1 | 24m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
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In this episode, we visit the farm home of Charles Thomson, the Secretary to the Continental Congress. Thomson is little remembered in history, but was influential in helping to argue the cause of Independence. Thomas Jefferson, a close friend, loved to ride out to Harriton House after a long day of debating, and relax with good food and wine with Charles and Hannah Thomson.
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A Taste of History is a local public television program presented by WHYY
Charles Thomson – Witness to History
Season 2 Episode 1 | 24m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
In this episode, we visit the farm home of Charles Thomson, the Secretary to the Continental Congress. Thomson is little remembered in history, but was influential in helping to argue the cause of Independence. Thomas Jefferson, a close friend, loved to ride out to Harriton House after a long day of debating, and relax with good food and wine with Charles and Hannah Thomson.
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