TIMOTHY FLINT
\tˈɪməθˌi flˈɪnt], \tˈɪməθˌi flˈɪnt], \t_ˈɪ_m_ə_θ_ˌi f_l_ˈɪ_n_t]\
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An American clergyman and miscellaneous writer; born in North Reading, Mass., July 11, 1780; died in Salem, Mass., Aug. 16, 1840. He was a Congregational minister during 1812-14; subsequently he devoted himself to editorial work, descriptive writing, and fiction. In these departments his most important work is included in: "The Geography and History of the Mississippi Valley"; "Indian Wars in the West"; and in fiction, "Francis Berrian"; "George Mason"; and "The Shoshone Valley".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.