Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 8Harper, 1902 |
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... Congress then prepared to plant forts in the Northwestern Territory , and in September there were 2,000 troops 2d Pennsylvania Regiment , he was ordered to Canada in February , 1776 , and in the early summer aided Sullivan in saving his ...
... Congress then prepared to plant forts in the Northwestern Territory , and in September there were 2,000 troops 2d Pennsylvania Regiment , he was ordered to Canada in February , 1776 , and in the early summer aided Sullivan in saving his ...
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... Congress , March 4 , 1873 , to increase the salaries of Senators and Representatives from $ 5,000 to $ 7,500 per year . Although it was to go into force " on and after March 4 , 1873 , " it was so worded as to include the members of Con ...
... Congress , March 4 , 1873 , to increase the salaries of Senators and Representatives from $ 5,000 to $ 7,500 per year . Although it was to go into force " on and after March 4 , 1873 , " it was so worded as to include the members of Con ...
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... Congress shall determine the salaries ing from 3 miles north of the Merrimac of its own members . In accordance with River to 3 miles south of the Charles this provision the first Congress passed River , and westward to the Pacific ...
... Congress shall determine the salaries ing from 3 miles north of the Merrimac of its own members . In accordance with River to 3 miles south of the Charles this provision the first Congress passed River , and westward to the Pacific ...
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... congress , at a time and place appointed , were sent to the other colonies . They chose Thomas Cushing ( their speaker ) , and James Bow- doin , Samuel Adams , John Adams , and Robert Treat Paine as their delegates to the Continental ...
... congress , at a time and place appointed , were sent to the other colonies . They chose Thomas Cushing ( their speaker ) , and James Bow- doin , Samuel Adams , John Adams , and Robert Treat Paine as their delegates to the Continental ...
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... Congress in 1849-51 ; commis- sioner of customs in 1861-67 ; and presi- dent of the Washington Reform School for several years . He published Life of Henry Clay ; and Public Men and Events . He died in Washington , D. C. , Feb. 2 , 1875 ...
... Congress in 1849-51 ; commis- sioner of customs in 1861-67 ; and presi- dent of the Washington Reform School for several years . He published Life of Henry Clay ; and Public Men and Events . He died in Washington , D. C. , Feb. 2 , 1875 ...
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