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... black hair , a quick , penetrating eye , muscular limbs , and a military air in his step , indicating that he was born to command . In the social circle he was pleasant and agreeable in his style of manners , 24 SKETCHES OF WESTERN LIFE .
... black hair , a quick , penetrating eye , muscular limbs , and a military air in his step , indicating that he was born to command . In the social circle he was pleasant and agreeable in his style of manners , 24 SKETCHES OF WESTERN LIFE .
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... social festivities . The first social dance or ball that occurred at Cleve- land took place at Carter's renowned log cabin , July 4 , 1801 . couples . The party consisted of fifteen or sixteen They came from town and country , some on ...
... social festivities . The first social dance or ball that occurred at Cleve- land took place at Carter's renowned log cabin , July 4 , 1801 . couples . The party consisted of fifteen or sixteen They came from town and country , some on ...
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... social intercourse he was sedate or facetious as the occasion seemed to require . He enjoyed hearing and telling amusing anecdotes . In his style of preaching he was apos- tolic , plain , simple and logical . In creed he was an othodox ...
... social intercourse he was sedate or facetious as the occasion seemed to require . He enjoyed hearing and telling amusing anecdotes . In his style of preaching he was apos- tolic , plain , simple and logical . In creed he was an othodox ...
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... social days of the week , in which the sparse population of the vicinity visited the towns for business purposes , or for the sake of hearing the news and having a social interview with each other . Not many years elapsed before these ...
... social days of the week , in which the sparse population of the vicinity visited the towns for business purposes , or for the sake of hearing the news and having a social interview with each other . Not many years elapsed before these ...
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... social enjoyment . David McConoughey was of Scotch descent . He removed in 1810 from Blandford , Massachusetts , to the Western Reserve , and brought with him his fam- ily , consisting of his wife and six children . He left Blandford in ...
... social enjoyment . David McConoughey was of Scotch descent . He removed in 1810 from Blandford , Massachusetts , to the Western Reserve , and brought with him his fam- ily , consisting of his wife and six children . He left Blandford in ...
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Page 184 - ... two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.
Page 131 - Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Page 131 - ... into a civil body politic for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices from time to time as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony 14 unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 131 - Having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honour of our King and country a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern parts of Virginia do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a Civil Body Politic...
Page 131 - IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord King James, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, etc.
Page 14 - And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States...
Page 187 - I AM NOT SURPRISED AT WHAT GEORGE HAS DONE, FOR HE WAS ALWAYS A VERY GOOD BOY.
Page 131 - ... constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have...
Page 14 - Directions from time to time, as you shall receive from us or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War ; in pursuance of the Trust hereby reposed in You.
Page 112 - In his physical make-up he was a man of symmetrical proportions, erect and broad-chested, with a large head filled with solid sense. He had a sedate and Puritanic expression of face that gave him the air of a clergyman. In legal lore he was profound, plodding in research and acute in discrimination. He sifted the wheat from the chaff in a law case with intuitive facility, and rarely erred in judgment. He was a man of few words, but when he did speak he always spoke to the point. He was revered by...