William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
General Jacob Morgan, Esquire
To the memory of Genl
Jacob Morgan Esquire
who departed this life
September 18th 1802
in the 61st year of his age.
By service trained to every martial deed,
In that dread context which our country freed,
Morgan stood forth the champion of the plan
That man alone should legislate for man.
When would-be tyrants lorded o'er the soil,
And half-fledg'd Traitors mock'd our former toil,
Morgan again appeared, by freedom fired,
To fix by firmness what our Arms acquired:
Firm in the council, ardent in the field;
Too bold to temporize, too brave to yield;
By all who knew him loved, by all revered;
By all lamented, as to all endeared;
Peace to his shade; let no unhallowed tread
Disturb the sacred slumbers of the dead.
Erected 2014 by Christ Church Preservation Trust. (Marker Number D 94.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1802.
Location. 39° 57.127′ N, 75° 8.906′ W. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John Inskeep (a few steps from this marker); Major William Jackson - 40th Signer of the U.S. Constitution (a few steps from this marker); Charles Mason (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Smith (a few steps from this marker); William Henry Drayton (a few steps from this marker); Matthew Clarkson (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Hopkinson (within shouting distance of this marker); James Pickering (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
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