Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference, Volume 3Howard Louis Conard Southern History Company, 1901 |
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... appointed Sam- uel Owens clerk , and Daniel Waldo pro- duced his credentials and furnished bond as sheriff . The home of Heath was the reg- ular meeting place of both the circuit and county courts until 1825. For the next three years ...
... appointed Sam- uel Owens clerk , and Daniel Waldo pro- duced his credentials and furnished bond as sheriff . The home of Heath was the reg- ular meeting place of both the circuit and county courts until 1825. For the next three years ...
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... appointed to adjust the claims of the county in the matter , to Rebecca Perkins for $ 408 , which amount was used to pay dam- ages to those who relinquished their rights to town lots , the balance required for this purpose being paid by ...
... appointed to adjust the claims of the county in the matter , to Rebecca Perkins for $ 408 , which amount was used to pay dam- ages to those who relinquished their rights to town lots , the balance required for this purpose being paid by ...
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... appointed by Governor David R. Francis in 1890 , and reappointed by Governor William J. Stone ; in the second year of the latter term he voluntarily relin- quished the office on account of the exactions of his professional calling ...
... appointed by Governor David R. Francis in 1890 , and reappointed by Governor William J. Stone ; in the second year of the latter term he voluntarily relin- quished the office on account of the exactions of his professional calling ...
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... appointed to look after their interests at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 , held at Chicago . Gentry was one of this number , and a large measure of the success of that great exhibit is due to his well directed efforts . At the same ...
... appointed to look after their interests at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 , held at Chicago . Gentry was one of this number , and a large measure of the success of that great exhibit is due to his well directed efforts . At the same ...
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... appointed him a lieu- tenant in the Kentucky militia at the age of twenty . Three years later , in 1811 , he was appointed a captain , and Governor Shelby commissioned him as regimental ensign for the Kentucky Volunteers sent to the ...
... appointed him a lieu- tenant in the Kentucky militia at the age of twenty . Three years later , in 1811 , he was appointed a captain , and Governor Shelby commissioned him as regimental ensign for the Kentucky Volunteers sent to the ...
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Page 401 - That in the event of the passage of any act of Congress conflicting with the principles herein expressed, Missouri will be found in hearty co,operation with the slave-holding States, in such measures as may be deemed necessary for our mutual protection against the encroachments of Northern fanaticism.
Page 496 - The objects of the corporation, as declared by the charter and by-laws, are " to maintain a commercial exchange ; to promote uniformity in the customs and usages of merchants ; to inculcate principles of justice and equity in trade ; to facilitate the speedy adjustment of business disputes; to acquire" and to disseminate valuable commercial and economic information ; and generally, to secure to its members the benefits of co-operation in the furtherance of their legitimate pursuits.
Page 413 - The right to prohibit slavery in any Territory belongs exclusively to the people thereof, and can only be exercised by them in forming their constitution for a State government, or in their sovereign capacity as an independent State.
Page 413 - Territories with their property would be an exercise of power by Congress inconsistent with the spirit upon which our Federal compact was based, insulting to the sovereignty and dignity of the States thus affected, calculated to alienate one portion of the Union from another, and tending ultimately to disunion.
Page 140 - ... sides projected from the bottom of the boat to the water-line at an angle of about thirtyfive degrees, and from the water-line the sides fell back at about the same angle to form a slanting casemate, the gundeck being but a foot above water. This slanting casemate extended across the hull, near the bow and stern, forming a quadrilateral gun-deck. Three...
Page 540 - for excellence of work and for the establishment of the kindergarten as a part of the public school system'.
Page 413 - ... of power by congress, inconsistent with the spirit upon which our federal compact was based ; insulting to the sovereignty and dignity of the states thus affected ; calculated to alienate one portion of the Union from another, and tending ultimately to disunion. 3d. That this general assembly regard the conduct of the Northern states, on the subject of slavery, as releasing the slaveholding states from all further adherence...
Page 69 - The merciful man doeth good to his own soul : but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Page 413 - That this general assembly regard the conduct of the Northern states, on the subject of slavery, as releasing the slaveholding states from all further adherence to the basis of compromise fixed on by the act of congress of...
Page 413 - African slave trade, made for securing the recovery of fugitive slaves ; any attempt therefore on the part of Congress to legislate on the subject so as to affect the institution of slavery in the States, in the District of Columbia or in the Territories, is, to say the least, a violation of the principles upon which that instrument is founded.