SPENCER, JOSEPH
\spˈɛnsə], \spˈɛnsə], \s_p_ˈɛ_n_s_ə]\
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(1714-1789), was appointed brigadier-general in the Continental army in 1775. He served at Boston and New York and commanded the unsuccessful Rhode Island expedition. He represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress in 1779.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.