Henry Laurens

Henry Laurens, a South Carolina delegate and president of the Second Continental Congress, seemed at times to be more concerned about the materialism of his countrymen than the loss of his native land to the British.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

You'll never see Henry Laurens or Samuel Huntington pictured on a mattress or automobile ad in February, of course, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be remembered and honored for their service to our new nation.

Chris Weigant: Our Forgotten "Presidents" Chris Weigant 2011

Hancock missed presiding over the passage of the Articles of Confederation by a month, and instead Henry Laurens was presiding.

Chris Weigant: Our Forgotten "Presidents" Chris Weigant 2011

You'll never see Henry Laurens or Samuel Huntington pictured on a mattress or automobile ad in February, of course, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be remembered and honored for their service to our new nation.

Chris Weigant: Our Forgotten "Presidents" Chris Weigant 2011

Hancock missed presiding over the passage of the Articles of Confederation by a month, and instead Henry Laurens was presiding.

Chris Weigant: Our Forgotten "Presidents" Chris Weigant 2011

This severe assessment may have derived in part from the censorious influence of Henry Laurens, who hosted Washington on this foray into the capital.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

The risks of going deeply in debt to France struck fear into Henry Laurens, a merchant and plantation owner from South Carolina.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

The day the committee reported, Henry Laurens took the floor to announce that the statement Morris submitted to the committee had jogged his memory.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

Unfortunately for the general and for his supporters in Congress, Henry Laurens opposed the measure just as strongly.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

But the full Congress was not ready to confer that sort of power on the Eastern faction; they settled instead on Henry Laurens of South Carolina, a wealthy plantation owner who had made his fortune in the slave trade.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010