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Samuel Maverick Research Paper
Valerie Hennessy
Bailey Junior High 7th
January 15, 2017

Samuel Maverick
Samuel Maverick... What a simple name! Well, It's not as simple as it seems.Samuel's life was full of activity and he is an important part of the history books we read today.
Samuel was born on July 23 1803 in South Carolina. His father, Samuel, and mother ,Elizabeth, loved him very much. As a boy in his primary years, he primarily lived in Charleston. In 1810 his family moved to Pendleton here his father established a plantation and bought land from South Carolina,Alabama, and Georgia.
Samuel was homeschooled until the age of 18, where he then studied hard in hopes of getting into Yale University. He was excepted and was enrolled into the sophomore class in 1822

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