Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History: From 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 7Harper & Bros., 1901 |
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... Taken by Abraham , 1892 B.C. ( Gen. xxi . 24 ) , and authorized 1491 B.C. ( Exod . xxii . 11 ) . The administration of an oath in judicial proceedings was introduced by the Saxons into England , 600 . " So Of supremacy . first ...
... Taken by Abraham , 1892 B.C. ( Gen. xxi . 24 ) , and authorized 1491 B.C. ( Exod . xxii . 11 ) . The administration of an oath in judicial proceedings was introduced by the Saxons into England , 600 . " So Of supremacy . first ...
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... taken by persons in the former Confederate States appointed to office under the national government . The text was as follows : I , A. B. , do solemnly swear ( or affirm ) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United ...
... taken by persons in the former Confederate States appointed to office under the national government . The text was as follows : I , A. B. , do solemnly swear ( or affirm ) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United ...
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... taken to Prescott . The Amer- icans lost in the affair , besides the prison- ers , five killed and fifteen wounded ; the British loss was six killed and forty - eight wounded . They immediately evacuated the place , and the fugitive ...
... taken to Prescott . The Amer- icans lost in the affair , besides the prison- ers , five killed and fifteen wounded ; the British loss was six killed and forty - eight wounded . They immediately evacuated the place , and the fugitive ...
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... taken up . By subsequent proclama- tions other lands were opened , and the bounds of the territory were extended un- til , in 1891 , it embraced 39,030 square miles . A large portion of Oklahoma , however , remained under the occupancy ...
... taken up . By subsequent proclama- tions other lands were opened , and the bounds of the territory were extended un- til , in 1891 , it embraced 39,030 square miles . A large portion of Oklahoma , however , remained under the occupancy ...
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... taken to Jamaica , where the captain and and on the Character of Puritanism . In three others of the prisoners were com- this book , which revealed much literary pelled or persuaded to enter as sailors on skill as well as great learning ...
... taken to Jamaica , where the captain and and on the Character of Puritanism . In three others of the prisoners were com- this book , which revealed much literary pelled or persuaded to enter as sailors on skill as well as great learning ...
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