Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1906, Volume 8Harper & brothers, 1905 |
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... April 14 , 1877 . similar establishment of his own and pub- Sabine Cross - roads , BATTLE AT . The lished The XXXIX Articles of the Church Confederates made a stand at Sabine of England , with Scriptural Proofs and Cross - roads , La ...
... April 14 , 1877 . similar establishment of his own and pub- Sabine Cross - roads , BATTLE AT . The lished The XXXIX Articles of the Church Confederates made a stand at Sabine of England , with Scriptural Proofs and Cross - roads , La ...
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... April , 1759 , distinguished himself , under Wolfe , at Quebec . In May , 1760 , he married , at Boston , a half - sister of Governor Bowdoin ; resigned his commission in 1762 , and in 1764 settled in Ligonier Valley , Pa . , where he ...
... April , 1759 , distinguished himself , under Wolfe , at Quebec . In May , 1760 , he married , at Boston , a half - sister of Governor Bowdoin ; resigned his commission in 1762 , and in 1764 settled in Ligonier Valley , Pa . , where he ...
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... April , 1777 , when he took command of General Wilkinson , with more than 500 Ticonderoga , which he was compelled to men , pushed into the same region to evacuate ( July 4-5 ) , by the presence of Tippecanoe and the surrounding ...
... April , 1777 , when he took command of General Wilkinson , with more than 500 Ticonderoga , which he was compelled to men , pushed into the same region to evacuate ( July 4-5 ) , by the presence of Tippecanoe and the surrounding ...
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... April 1 , 1904 , the total bond- ed debt of the city was $ 225,539,278 ; the sinking fund , $ 1,497,047 ; assessed property valuation , $ 456,510,430 ; rate , $ 14.70 per $ 1,000 . ( 1900 ) , 575,238 . tax Cly St. Louis received its ...
... April 1 , 1904 , the total bond- ed debt of the city was $ 225,539,278 ; the sinking fund , $ 1,497,047 ; assessed property valuation , $ 456,510,430 ; rate , $ 14.70 per $ 1,000 . ( 1900 ) , 575,238 . tax Cly St. Louis received its ...
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... ( April 26 ) secretly to Alton , Ill . , in a steamboat , and thence by railway to Springfield . Frost , whom the governor had commis- sioned a brigadier - general , formed a militia camp in the suburbs of St. Louis , and , to deceive the ...
... ( April 26 ) secretly to Alton , Ill . , in a steamboat , and thence by railway to Springfield . Frost , whom the governor had commis- sioned a brigadier - general , formed a militia camp in the suburbs of St. Louis , and , to deceive the ...
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Page 375 - And the Articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State ; and the Union shall be perpetual. Nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them, unless such alteration be agreed to, in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State.
Page 270 - When vacancies happen in the representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
Page 272 - The Congress shall have Power 1 To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States...
Page 377 - Do, in the name and in behalf of the people of Virginia, declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the people of the United States, may be resumed by them whenever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression...
Page 270 - No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
Page 272 - To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes; but neither this, nor any other clause contained in the Constitution, shall ever be construed to delegate the power to Congress to appropriate money for any internal improvement intended to facilitate commerce...
Page 336 - We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. We have taken over five thousand prisoners by battle, while he has taken from us but few, except stragglers. I PROPOSE TO FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE IF IT TAKES ALL SUMMER.
Page 272 - To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water ; 12 To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years ; 13 To provide and maintain a Navy...
Page 288 - Indies, in the island of Guam, and in the Philippine Archipelago, all the buildings, wharves, barracks, forts, structures, public highways and other immovable property which, in conformity with law, belong to the public domain, and as such belong to the Crown of Spain.
Page 290 - It is understood that any obligations assumed in this treaty by the United States with respect to Cuba are limited to the time of its occupancy thereof; but it will upon the termination of such occupancy, advise any Government established in the island to assume the same obligations.