Lawrence
Lawrence names 4 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Lawrence JAMES, an American American naval officer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JAMES, an American American naval officer; born in Burlington, N. J., ton, N. J Oct. 1, 1781; entered the American navy erican navy as a midshipman, 1793; was with Deca- FRના માલ A tur as his 1st lieutenant in the engagement against Tripoli. While in the Mediterranean he rose to the command successively of the "Vixen," "Wasp, "Argus," and "Hornet." While cruising with the latter off Delaware, Feb. 24 1813, he met the British vessel "Peacock," which he captured after a brilliant engagement of only 15 minutes. On his arrival in the United States he was received with acclamation; was made post captain and given command of the frigate "Chesapeake." He was preparing for sea, in the roads of Boston, when the British frigate, the " Shannon," Captain Broke, appeared off the harbor and challenged the "Chesapeake," which Lawrence, though his ship was in an incomplete condition as to crew, armament and stores, resolved to accept. He accordingly put to sea as morning broke, June 1, 1813. The "Shannon" bore away at his approach, but the "Chesapeake" haul- CAPTAIN JAMES LAWRENCE ing to and firing a gun, the enemy followed suit and the action began. At almost the first fire Lawrence was severely wounded in the leg. Nothing daunted, the brave commander continued the enragement, which was soon brought to Close qua quarters. Lawrence now received mortal wound in the abdomen, and as he was carried below, he cried out these mmortal words, "Don't give up the hip." The battle, however , did not last ong. Captain Broke grappled with the Chesapeake," and boarding , overpowred her. The struggle lasted 11 mintes. Captain Lawrence lingered four ays in extreme suffering, and died on The "Chesapeake," at Halifax, June 5, 813, and was buried with military hon rs in Halifax by the British. His uniorm coat, chapeau, and sword are now possession of the New Jersey Historial Society.
Lawrence a city and county-seat of Douglas co.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a city and county-seat of Douglas co., Kan. Kan.; on both sides of the Kansas river and on the Atchison, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fé, and the Union the Union Pacific railroads; 40 miles W. of Kanof Kansas City. It is the farming trade center trade center for Douglas and parts of two other counvo other counties; and is principally engaged in manud in manufacturing, which is greatly promoted by y promoted by the excellent water power furnished by furnished by the river. It is the seat of the Kansas of the Kansas State University, Haskell Institute, and Institute, and tains a hos- Indian Industrial School; contains a hospital, public library, and several public veral public parks; and has flour and paper mills, and paper milis, barbed-wire, ice, shirt, sash and door 4. wash and door factories, and foundry and machine ty aud machine shops. There are electric light plants, lectric light plants, waterworks, several National and State National and State banks, daily, weekly and monthly periand monthly periodicals. The city was settled by an antisettled by an antislavery colony from the East in 1854 and he East in 1854 and during the Civil War was almost entirely. almost entirely destroyed by Confederate raiders. Pop. ers. Pop. (1910) 12,374; (1920) 12,456. and one of the
Lawrence a city and one of the county-seats of Essex co.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a city and one of the county-seats of Essex co., Mass., on both Mass., on both sides of the Merrimac river, ver, and on the and on the Boston and Maine railroad; 29 miles N. miles N. W. of Boston. The river at this point his point has a gradual descent of 26 feet in a in a distance of half a mile, affording excelexcellent water power. It is dammed by a solid granite wall 900 feet long and 30 feet wide, the water being drawn off through a system of canals and distriband distr uted to the various factories. Lawrence Lawrence is a great cotton and woolen milling ceng center, and has extensive manufactures of res of foundry and machine shop products, wall cts, wall paper, stationery, cars, carriages, sewages, sewing machines, steam engines, boilers, , belting, 3, boilers, hardware hats, boots and shoes ots and shoes admirable rary, court house, waterworks system, numerous numerous public parks, daily and weekly newspanewspapers, electric lights, and electric street nd electric street railways connecting Andover, Haverhill, dover, Haverhill, Lowell and neighboring towns. The charitable and educational institutions isstitutions include the City Hospital, Roman_Cathen Cat olic Hospital, Essex County Truant School, and High school. Pop. (1910) Pop. (1910) 85,892; (1920) 94,270.
Lawrence JOHN LAIRD MAIR
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN LAIRD MAIR,
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Captain James Lawrence's dying words at the Chesapeake–Shannon fight in 1813 are still quoted: "Don't give up the ship" endures as an unofficial motto of the U.S. Navy, and Collier's account of his career in 1921 needs no correction. The two cities have swapped fortunes. Lawrence, Kansas, which Collier's put at 12,456 people in 1920, passed 94,000 by the 2020 census, driven by the University of Kansas; the "Confederate raiders" who burned it are now universally named as William Quantrill's guerrillas, who killed roughly 150 to 200 men and boys in August 1863, and Haskell Institute has become Haskell Indian Nations University. Lawrence, Massachusetts, the "great cotton and woolen milling center" of 94,270 in 1920, lost its textile industry to the South and abroad in the mid-20th century and today has a similar population but a majority-Latino one, largely Dominican and Puerto Rican, with the surviving mill buildings converted to housing and offices.
Written for this edition, 2026.