Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1906, Band 7Harper & brothers, 1906 |
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... born in Han . over , N. H. , in 1822 ; studied law and be- gan practice in Suffolk county , Mass . He was the author of The Puritan Common- wealth : An Historical Review of the Puri- tan Government in Massachusetts in its Olmstead ...
... born in Han . over , N. H. , in 1822 ; studied law and be- gan practice in Suffolk county , Mass . He was the author of The Puritan Common- wealth : An Historical Review of the Puri- tan Government in Massachusetts in its Olmstead ...
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... born in to Philadelphia . The prize was there Union , Conn . , Oct. 12 , 1798 ; taught school libelled in the State court of admiralty . for some years ; then devoted himself to Here the two vessels claimed an equal the preparation of ...
... born in to Philadelphia . The prize was there Union , Conn . , Oct. 12 , 1798 ; taught school libelled in the State court of admiralty . for some years ; then devoted himself to Here the two vessels claimed an equal the preparation of ...
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... born in the presence of the Oregon prevented Dowth Castle , Ireland , June 28 , 1844 ; be- the escape of the Colon and , perhaps , the Vizcaya . After the conclusion of peace the Oregon was ordered from New York to Manila . came a ...
... born in the presence of the Oregon prevented Dowth Castle , Ireland , June 28 , 1844 ; be- the escape of the Colon and , perhaps , the Vizcaya . After the conclusion of peace the Oregon was ordered from New York to Manila . came a ...
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... born in Neuilly , Aug. 14 , 1818 ; came to the United States in 1861 , and with his two nephews , the Count of Paris and the Duke of Chartres , served on the staff of General McClellan for a year , when they returned to France . His son ...
... born in Neuilly , Aug. 14 , 1818 ; came to the United States in 1861 , and with his two nephews , the Count of Paris and the Duke of Chartres , served on the staff of General McClellan for a year , when they returned to France . His son ...
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... born in Strabane , Ireland , March 2 , 1831 ; came to the United States in 1851 ; has been president of the New York Produce Ex- change and of the New York Chamber of Commerce several times ; president of the New York Rapid Transit ...
... born in Strabane , Ireland , March 2 , 1831 ; came to the United States in 1851 ; has been president of the New York Produce Ex- change and of the New York Chamber of Commerce several times ; president of the New York Rapid Transit ...
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Seite 402 - That the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that, as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions, as of the mode and measure of redress.
Seite 2 - I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States...
Seite 8 - THE muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo ; No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
Seite 29 - ... may be conveyed by lease and release or bargain and sale signed, sealed and delivered by the person being of full age in whom the estate may be and attested by two witnesses provided such wills be duly proved and such conveyances be acknowledged or the execution thereof duly proved and be recorded within one year after proper magistrates, courts and registers shall be appointed for that...
Seite 209 - Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Seite 464 - There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build, and keep at a pitch of the highest training, a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.
Seite 2 - I have neither sought, nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government, authority, power, or constitution within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto.
Seite 64 - Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.
Seite 29 - That the estates both of resident and non-resident proprietors in the said territory, dying intestate, shall descend to and be distributed among their children and the descendants of a deceased child in equal parts ; the descendants of a deceased child or grandchild to take the share of their deceased parent in equal parts among them ; and where there shall be no children or descendants, then in equal parts to the...
Seite 30 - ... and so on progressively with the number of free male inhabitants, shall the right of representation increase, until the number of representatives shall amount to twenty-five, after which the number and proportion of representatives shall be regulated by the Legislature : provided, that no person be eligible or...