Report of the Special Committee Appointed to Investigate the Troubles in Kansas: With the Views of the Minority of Said Committee |
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... Thomas . i ! } 1 France , Matt .. 373 || Hart , F. A .. 379 382 366 Keller , Geo . H. Moore , H. Miles Rees , Amos ... 372 Poll - lists of May election ... 1 Election of October 1 , 1855 , for Delegate to CONTENTS . V.
... Thomas . i ! } 1 France , Matt .. 373 || Hart , F. A .. 379 382 366 Keller , Geo . H. Moore , H. Miles Rees , Amos ... 372 Poll - lists of May election ... 1 Election of October 1 , 1855 , for Delegate to CONTENTS . V.
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... Delegate to Congress . Cook , Emery B. Cox , Lewis M Creal , H. S Field , D. W Hamilton , John Holladay , D Jenkins ... delegates to constitutional conven- tion , adoption of constitution , state offi- cers , & c . Blakely , Charles ...
... Delegate to Congress . Cook , Emery B. Cox , Lewis M Creal , H. S Field , D. W Hamilton , John Holladay , D Jenkins ... delegates to constitutional conven- tion , adoption of constitution , state offi- cers , & c . Blakely , Charles ...
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... delegate to Congress . It was appointed for the 29th of November , 1854. The governor divided the Territory into seventeen election districts , appointed judges , and prescribed pro- per rules for the election . In the first , third ...
... delegate to Congress . It was appointed for the 29th of November , 1854. The governor divided the Territory into seventeen election districts , appointed judges , and prescribed pro- per rules for the election . In the first , third ...
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... delegate to Congress , was told by one of the strangers that he would be abused , and proba- bly killed , if he challenged a vote . ( 4 ) He was seized by the collar , called a damned abolitionist , and was compelled to seek protection ...
... delegate to Congress , was told by one of the strangers that he would be abused , and proba- bly killed , if he challenged a vote . ( 4 ) He was seized by the collar , called a damned abolitionist , and was compelled to seek protection ...
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... delegate to be elected was short , and that the question of free or slave institutions . was not generally regarded by them as distinctly at issue . Under these circumstances , a systematic invasion from an adjoining State , by which ...
... delegate to be elected was short , and that the question of free or slave institutions . was not generally regarded by them as distinctly at issue . Under these circumstances , a systematic invasion from an adjoining State , by which ...
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