Stryker's American Register and Magazine, Volume 6W.M. Morrison, 1853 - History, Modern |
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... amount of appropriations asked for - Discussion by Messrs Foote , Bright , Clay , Douglas , Cass , Borland , Davis , & c . - Causes of its failure ............ Chap . 5. - New York Legislature - Bill for the enlargement of the canals ...
... amount of appropriations asked for - Discussion by Messrs Foote , Bright , Clay , Douglas , Cass , Borland , Davis , & c . - Causes of its failure ............ Chap . 5. - New York Legislature - Bill for the enlargement of the canals ...
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... amount of eight thousand dollars , and three men killed . An account of the retali- ation inflicted by Savage and his friends upon the Indians was contained in the California papers of January : - " A company of seventy - five men ...
... amount of eight thousand dollars , and three men killed . An account of the retali- ation inflicted by Savage and his friends upon the Indians was contained in the California papers of January : - " A company of seventy - five men ...
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... amount would be easily furnished by the three flour - mills then in operation in the terri- tory . A branch of trade , too , had sprung up in the export of sheep to California , which promised to be profitable , but was attended with ...
... amount would be easily furnished by the three flour - mills then in operation in the terri- tory . A branch of trade , too , had sprung up in the export of sheep to California , which promised to be profitable , but was attended with ...
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... amount at present in possession of miners , merchants , & c . 19,000,000 62,717,797 In the above estimate the value of gold dust has been computed at $ 16 per ounce , troy . To this amount should be added $ 1.50 , the mint value , say ...
... amount at present in possession of miners , merchants , & c . 19,000,000 62,717,797 In the above estimate the value of gold dust has been computed at $ 16 per ounce , troy . To this amount should be added $ 1.50 , the mint value , say ...
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... amount of stock could be raised , for the cattle do not need foddering in the winter ; the hills are covered with wild oats . A statement was given of what was done in the raising of crops , by Mr. Hosmer , at the mission of St. Jose ...
... amount of stock could be raised , for the cattle do not need foddering in the winter ; the hills are covered with wild oats . A statement was given of what was done in the raising of crops , by Mr. Hosmer , at the mission of St. Jose ...
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Page 489 - Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old : My never-failing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day. With them I take delight in weal And seek relief in woe; And while I understand and feel How much to them I owe, My cheeks have often been bedew'd With tears of thoughtful gratitude.
Page 502 - Richard, I do not give, but lend you my horse; be sure you be honest, and bring my horse back to me at your return this way to Oxford. And I do now give you ten groats to bear your charges to Exeter; and here is ten groats more, which I charge you to deliver to your mother, and tell her, I send her a Bishop's benediction with it, and beg the continuance of her prayers for me.
Page 77 - American army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States, as have become or shall become members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said states, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.
Page 489 - With tears of thoughtful gratitude. My thoughts are with the Dead ; with them I live in long-past years, Their virtues love, their faults condemn, Partake their hopes and fears, And from their lessons seek and find Instruction with an humble mind. My hopes are with the Dead ; anon My place with them will be, And I with them shall travel on Through all Futurity ; Yet leaving here a name, I trust, That will not perish in the dust.
Page 503 - To whom the good man replied, ' My dear George, if saints have usually a double share in the miseries of this life, I that am none, ought not to repine at what my wise Creator hath appointed for me, but labour, (as indeed I do daily) to submit mine to His will, and possess my soul in patience, and peace.
Page 585 - ... The charterer of any vessel, in case he shall man, victual and navigate such vessel at his own expense or by his own procurement, shall be deemed the owner of such vessel within the meaning of the provisions of this...
Page 95 - Congress and will forfeit their claim to the protection of their country. No such persons must expect the interference of this Government in any form on their behalf, no matter to what extremities they may be reduced in consequence of their conduct.
Page 485 - Now, if you are in the mood for a reverie, only fancy me in America ; imagine my ground uncultivated since the creation, and see me wielding the axe, now to cut down the tree, and now the snakes that nestled in it. Then see me grubbing up the roots, and building a nice snug little dairy with them : three rooms in my cottage, and my only companion some poor negro whom I had bought on purpose to emancipate.
Page 488 - I should have a deadly deal of law to forget whenever I had done with it, but my brains, God bless them ! never received any, and I am as ignorant as heart could wish. The tares would not grow.
Page 88 - August, 1789, in the necessary support and maintenance and repairs of all light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers erected, placed, or sunk before the passage of the act within any bay, inlet, harbor, or port of the United States...