Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, Volume 5American Antiquarian Society., 1889 - United States |
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... later , our munificent benefactor , President Salisbury , presented an adjoining tract of land , with the nucleus of a building- fund , thus making possible the erection of the western half of this hall in 1877 , by which means our ...
... later , our munificent benefactor , President Salisbury , presented an adjoining tract of land , with the nucleus of a building- fund , thus making possible the erection of the western half of this hall in 1877 , by which means our ...
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... later , he accompanied his parents on a trip to Europe . He was then for a short time a pupil in Dummer Academy , near his own door , and later in a New York school , while his father was expecting for him an appointment to the United ...
... later , he accompanied his parents on a trip to Europe . He was then for a short time a pupil in Dummer Academy , near his own door , and later in a New York school , while his father was expecting for him an appointment to the United ...
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... he was transferred a year later to that of clerk of the Senate Com- mittee on Printing , in which he continued ( with one brief interruption ) until his death , thus having charge of 1887. ] 15 Report of the Council .
... he was transferred a year later to that of clerk of the Senate Com- mittee on Printing , in which he continued ( with one brief interruption ) until his death , thus having charge of 1887. ] 15 Report of the Council .
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... later he was transferred to the pastorate of the First Church in Exeter , N. H. , where he continued until May , 1865. During the war he served on the United States Christian Commission , and wrote and spoke extensively for the Union ...
... later he was transferred to the pastorate of the First Church in Exeter , N. H. , where he continued until May , 1865. During the war he served on the United States Christian Commission , and wrote and spoke extensively for the Union ...
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... later . first name was derived from a direct ancestor on his moth- er's side , the Rev. Dr. Elihu Spencer , of New Jersey . He was graduated from Dickinson College , at Carlisle , Pa . , in 1840 , having exhibited already a zeal for ...
... later . first name was derived from a direct ancestor on his moth- er's side , the Rev. Dr. Elihu Spencer , of New Jersey . He was graduated from Dickinson College , at Carlisle , Pa . , in 1840 , having exhibited already a zeal for ...
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Page 332 - The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent...
Page 329 - ... shall be formed in the said territory; to provide also for the establishment of states, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing with the original states, at as early periods as may be consistent with the general interest...
Page 334 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 335 - Provided the constitution and government so to be formed shall be republican, and in conformity to the principles contained in these articles, and, so far as it can be consistent with the general interest of the Confederacy, such admission shall be allowed at an earlier period, and when there may be a less number of free inhabitants in the State than sixty thousand.
Page 333 - The legislatures of those districts or new states shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers.
Page 327 - The governor and judges, or a majority of them, shall adopt and publish in the district such laws of the original States, criminal and civil, as may be necessary and best suited to the circumstances of the district...
Page 331 - And, in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared that no law ought ever to be made or have force in the said Territory that shall, in any manner whatever, interfere with or affect private contracts, or engagements, bona fide, and without fraud previously formed.
Page 329 - And the governor, legislative council, and house of representatives, shall have authority to make laws in all cases for the good government of the district, not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance established and declared. And all bills having passed by a majority in the house, and by a majority in the council, shall be referred to the governor for his assent ; but no bill or legislative act whatever, shall be of any force without his assent. The governor shall have power to...
Page 327 - Previous to the organization of the General Assembly, the governor shall appoint such magistrates and other civil officers, in each county or township, as he shall find necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order in the same.
Page 321 - ... to keep and preserve the acts and laws passed by the Legislature, and the public records of the district, and the proceedings of the Governor...