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  American Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Edward Hand was born in Kings County, Ireland.
Hand wished to bypass the 5 year apprenticeship to become a doctor and joined the British army as a surgeons mate.
In 1780, Hand was recalled from the west and given command of a brigade of light infantry in Lafayette's Division.
www.nps.gov /colo/Ythanout/Handbio.htm   (271 words)

  
 Edward Hand Middle School - Home
In 1995, the school name was again changed from Edward Hand Junior High School (housing grades 7, 8, and 9) to Edward Hand Middle School (housing grades 6, 7, and 8).
Edward Hand was born in Ireland in 1744 and studied medicine prior to coming to America in 1767.
General Hand was Washington's personal physician at Valley Forge and was present at the surrender of the British forces under Cornwallis at Yorktown, VA, in 1781.
www.lancaster.k12.pa.us /middle_school/hand   (280 words)

  
 Historic Rock Ford Plantation
Edward Hand purchased the "plantation tract of land" in two transactions: 160 acres in 1785, and 17 additional acres in 1792.
Edward Hand is remembered for introducing a type of plum, which subsequently bore his name.
After being sold from the Hand estate in 1810, the property was operated as a tenant farm into the 20th century.
www.rockfordplantation.org   (596 words)

  
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Edward's true allies, however, are not the adults, who have already taken up their places within the capitalistic desiring-machines (cd players, stereos, kitchen appliances, waterbeds), but with children and adolescents, whose crisis is suddenly shown to be not domestic but fundamentally social.
Edward is the consummate guest, well-trained in etiquette by the Inventor, but when he cuts the family meatloaf with his blades, not everyone will eat it--he has touched it with his hands, and it becomes in a sense unclean.
Edward, like Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film, is somehow allied to electricity; asked by the talk-show host about whether he has a girlfriend, Edward touches the microphone stand with his hand, grounding it out and spraying sparks all over the stage.
www3.iath.virginia.edu /pmc/text-only/issue.592/potter.592   (4974 words)

  
 Edward Scissorhands (1990)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The talented actor managed to make Edward a simple being that radiates vulnerability as well as restrained passion suggesting the real, imperfect humanity within.
Edward's intimidating scissorhands and strange fl and white physical appearance looked out of place amongst the pastel-colored suburban surroundings.
He is unique; we both laugh and sympathize when we see Edward having a hard time trying to eat a single green pea with his scissorhands, but then we become slack-jawed to see that his expression of artistry in sculpting are effortless, masterful, imaginative, and passionate.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0099487   (542 words)

  
 MyriadMush.Net: A Nice Life
Edward's hands splay on the thick comforter, at either side of him.
Edward swallows and closes his eyes again, his palm cupping his cheek, then opening as he runs his hand over his head and around the nape of his neck.
Edward's face is much like stone, or as best as he can, and he picks up his gun, holstering it.
www.myriadmush.net /blogarch/root/000721.html   (1402 words)

  
 HAND, Edward (1744-1802) Guide to Research Papers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The maps are probably theoretical and strategic plans composed by General Hand at the time of his traverse of the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania during the Sullivan Indian Campaign of 1779.
The correspondence is from when Edward Hand was stationed at Fort Pitt, dealing with the defense of the Pennsylvania frontier.
The papers consist primarily of personal letters sent to Edward Hand by military acquaintances, discussing to military matters, and requesting favors and advice.
bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=H000153   (354 words)

  
 Richard III Society - Holinshed, Edward IV
Prince Edward was taken as he fled towards the towne, by Sir Robert Crofts, and kept close.
Which marriage king Edward (enuieng the prosperitie of his brother) both gaine said and disturbed, and thereby old malice reuiued betwixt them: which the queene and hir bloud (euer mistrusting, and priuilie barking at the kings linage) ceased not to increase.
For Edward his heire, whome king Edward had created earle of Warwike was three and twentie yeares after, in the time of Henrie the seuenth, atteinted of treason, and on Tower hill lost his head.
www.r3.org /bookcase/holinshed/edward_iv.html   (1477 words)

  
 Part 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It'll be a place," he said, putting his hand on Edward's shoulder and waving his other hand around like a mystic, "like no other.
Todd was holding an ice pack to his left eye and Edward was munching on the last little orange flecks at the bottom of one of their bags of Cheetos.
On Edward’s deathbed, he recalled the weekend in Wichita as the best of his life, and a tear of pure joy fell down his cheek as he remembered how he’d licked one of the Cheetos and placed it in the bag before handing it to Todd.
rob.paintedeyes.org /u1.html   (1418 words)

  
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Edward Bryant looks over at Krystal in concern, ushering the two into the house and shutting the door, as he pads over to the kitchedn and grabs a kettle, filling it with water and setting it on the fire.
Edward Bryant swallows a lump in his throat and asks, as calm as he can possibly muster, "When did you get these, and how may I be of service?" Krystal gasps in shock, a horrified and agonized look crossing her face.
Edward Bryant shhs quietly, tears rolling down his cheeks as he looks down at Krystal, his voice wracked with soft painful gasps of air, "J-Just rest Krys...you'll be fine..." Krystal manages to chuckle, squeezing her eyes shut.
members.cox.net /airwolf2k5/logs/mil.kidnap.txt   (15375 words)

  
 Through Edward's Eyes: Jane Austen fanfiction
Edward handed her the keys to his room and the front door as he squeezed her hand affectionately, and planted a small kiss on it.
Edward was frantically pacing the floor, unheeding of the late hour and the loud noise his boots made on the hard wood floor.
Edward reached down and covered her hand that was resting on the railing with his own.
www.geocities.com /mspeg.geo/ed3.htm   (10715 words)

  
 The Christmas Present- A Christmas Story by Ellen M. DuBois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Edward watched Papa eat his soup.  His hands were very large, and his skin looked like the crocodile pictures he saw in the schoolhouse.  How sorry he felt for him, having to work in the cold mill all day.
Edward did not want to lie to his Mama - that's something he never did.  So, he figured a way to tell her the truth with some clever words which would not upset her.  "I am going on a treasure hunt," he smiled.
She didn't say anything, but held Edward's hand very tight.  When at last they reached the hospital, they thanked the man for the ride and ran, hand in hand, into the large, white building with the red awning.  Edward had never been there before.
christmastree.homestead.com /thechristmaspresent.html   (1982 words)

  
 FCGS Quarterly; Local DAR Chapter Named for Gen. Edward Hand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
General Edward Hand Chapter of Ottawa which entertains the state DAR convention this week was named in honor of the great grandfather of Mrs.
General Edward hand, who was on of the principal figures in the Revolutionary war and served from the beginning of the struggle in 1776 to the culmination in 1784.
Upon the close of the war General Hand resumed practice of medicine in Lancaster, Pa. In 1798 he was appointed major general in the provisional army.
www.ku.edu /heritage/chs/franklin/fcgs/v3n3/hand.htm   (425 words)

  
 Sculptor Edward Carlo Pacio Info - Sculpture.org
Stone from the hand of this Los Angeles-based artist has been explored the way a child explores a backyard, a gifted child who finds it filled with hidden surprises and unfathomed wonders.
Those are Edward Carlo Pacio's genes all right, and five thousand years later they're still active - and still genetically superior when it comes to generating sculpture the ancient way --- by eye and hand and heart.
Edward Carlo Pacio's sculptural passion and achievements have been fuelled by friends, patrons and associates love of his work, plus his desire to create more personal art.
www.sculpture.org /portfolio/sculptorPage?sculptor_id=1000379   (1088 words)

  
 Charleston - by John Jakes
Edward Bell, scion of an important Charleston family, is serving on the city defense lines.
Edward immediately noted varied uniforms: brilliant crimson coats from the Second Regiment; older coats of brown, the color decreed by Congress at the start of the war; coats of dark blue, the color adopted last year.
Edward found himself at the buffet table with the officer.
www.johnjakes.com /charlestonexcrpt.htm   (960 words)

  
 Yeates, Carson Collection, MG-207
Account, hand copy, of John Scott, surveyor against the estate of George Budd, in connection with the survey of the Morrey property.
Apparently Hand's brother was a recent suicide and Hand is distraught.
Concerns the estate of Edward Hand and money due the treasury of the United States in connection with General Hand's inspectorship.
www.lancasterhistory.org /collections/archives/manuscrp/mg-0207.htm   (12966 words)

  
 The Maker's Hand by Edward S., Jr. Cooke, Gerald W. R. Ward, Kelly L'Ecuyer, Pat Warner, Jr., Edward S. Cooke, Gerald ...
Written by two of the leading experts in the field, it details the history and development of studio furniture, from its origins in post-World War II America through its explosion in the "back-to-nature" 60s, metamorphosis in the "techno" 70s and professional emergence in the 80s.
Hand in Hand: Devotions for the Later and Lately M...
Hand in Hand with Joaquin Rodrigo: My Life at the...
www.bookfinder4u.com /detail/0878466622.html   (511 words)

  
 Fourth Annual Gorey Affair and Alphabet Auction at the Edward Gorey House
Emily Trevor, who printed Edward's etchings during the 25 years they knew one another, has donated a one of a kind printer's proof, signed by Gorey.
Taken in attic of family summer home in Barnstable Village in 1964 by Edward's deranged cousin Eleanor Garvey (one of his two first cousins to whom the book "The Deranged Cousins" was dedicated).
GOREY INSPIRED "BLUE ASPIC" GOWN BY KAMBRIEL: Inspired by one of Edward Gorey's illustration from "The Blue Aspic", this truly one of a kind gown is made from a dramatic combination of rich magenta and deep blue with an iridescent effect that is ever-changing in different light.
www.edwardgoreyhouse.org /auction05.html   (1054 words)

  
 General Edward Hand Chapter DAR, Ottawa, Kansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
General Edward Hand Chapter was the fourth DAR chapter to be formed in Kansas, and was organized November 24, 1899.
General Edward Hand, having had a distinguished career as a British officer, resigned from British service in 1774 and took residency near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Rock Ford, General Hand's home, can be seen at the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, website.
kansasdar.org /chapters/GeneralEdwardHand   (299 words)

  
 PA State Archives - MG-66 - Scope and Content Note - Edward Hand Papers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Promoted in 1777 to the rank of brigadier general, Hand was dispatched to western Pennsylvania to mobilize the militia against the Indians and Tories.
He was elected adjutant general in 1781, served at General Washington's side at Yorktown in this same year, and in 1783 was named a major general.
After the war Hand resumed his practice of medicine his Rockford, his country home, devoting considerable time to political affairs.
www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/mg/mg66.htm   (166 words)

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