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This work is public domain, Benson Lossing wrote this as early as 1855. "Plagiarised" is hardly an accurate term since I referenced it in the original edit. Besides, the new reference is completely wrong.
==Background==
==Background==
He was born in Ireland in 1729, and at the age of eleven years was brought to America in company with three older brothers. Their father died from the effects of sea sickness, when within sight of the capes of the Delaware. They landed at New Castle, in Delaware, and had no other capital with which to commence life in the New World, than strong and willing hands and honest hearts. Charles was educated at New London, in Pennsylvania, by Dr Allison and became a teacher in the Friend's Academy at New Castle. He went to Philadelphia where he enjoyed the friendship of Dr Franklin and other eminent men.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Biographical-portrait-cyclopedia-Montgomery-Pennsylvania/dp/B009UC6IWS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512437078&sr=1-1&keywords=Biographical+Portrait+Cyclopedia+Montgomery+County%2C+Pennsylvania Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ..., Samuel T. ed Wiley]</ref>
He was born in Ireland in 1729, and at the age of eleven years was brought to America in company with three older brothers. Their father died from the effects of sea sickness, when within sight of the capes of the Delaware. They landed at New Castle, in Delaware, and had no other capital with which to commence life in the New World, than strong and willing hands and honest hearts. Charles was educated at New London, in Pennsylvania, by Dr Allison and became a teacher in the Friend's Academy at New Castle. He went to Philadelphia where he enjoyed the friendship of Dr Franklin and other eminent men.<ref name="eminent">[https://books.google.com/books?id=4BIZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA47 Eminent Americans: Comprising Brief Biographies of Leading Statesmen, Patriots, Orators and Others, Men and Women, who Have Made American History, Volume 1], by [[Benson J. Lossing]]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=qTC1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA46 Our countrymen: or, brief memoirs of eminent Americans]</ref>
==Career==
==Career==
==Death==
==Death==
Mr Thomson died on the 16th of August 1824, at the age of 95.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4BIZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA47 Eminent Americans: Comprising Brief Biographies of Leading Statesmen, Patriots, Orators and Others, Men and Women, who Have Made American History, Volume 1], by [[Benson J. Lossing]]</ref>
Mr Thomson died on the 16th of August 1824, at the age of 95.<ref name="eminent" />
==Works==
==Works==