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... commenced the practice of law at twen- ty - one years of age . He was elected to the Legislature of that State in 1840 ; was a Presidential Elector in 1844 , 1848 , 1852 , and 1856 ; and a member of the Convention for remodelling the ...
... commenced the practice of law at twen- ty - one years of age . He was elected to the Legislature of that State in 1840 ; was a Presidential Elector in 1844 , 1848 , 1852 , and 1856 ; and a member of the Convention for remodelling the ...
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... commenced the study of law , and was admitted to the bar in 1812 , and con- tinued to practise his profession until 1824 , when he was elected a Represen- tative to the Nineteenth Congress . He had been engaged in military services in ...
... commenced the study of law , and was admitted to the bar in 1812 , and con- tinued to practise his profession until 1824 , when he was elected a Represen- tative to the Nineteenth Congress . He had been engaged in military services in ...
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... commenced the practice of law . From 1790 to 1803 he was Clerk of the District and Circuit Courts of the United States ; was a Representative in Congress , from 1803 to 1805 , and declined a re - election . In 1806 he was appointed , by ...
... commenced the practice of law . From 1790 to 1803 he was Clerk of the District and Circuit Courts of the United States ; was a Representative in Congress , from 1803 to 1805 , and declined a re - election . In 1806 he was appointed , by ...
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... commenced life by devoting himself to a variety of pur- suits ; from 1835 to 1842 he held the po- sition of a landlord in New Jersey ; in 1849 and 1850 he was an Assistant Al- derman in the City Councils of New York ; in 1853 he was ...
... commenced life by devoting himself to a variety of pur- suits ; from 1835 to 1842 he held the po- sition of a landlord in New Jersey ; in 1849 and 1850 he was an Assistant Al- derman in the City Councils of New York ; in 1853 he was ...
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... commenced by his father , and succeeded by several years of academic instruction , mostly at Charlotte Hall , Maryland , and finished by an accomplished private tutor . In early youth he declined a midshipman's warrant , and served in ...
... commenced by his father , and succeeded by several years of academic instruction , mostly at Charlotte Hall , Maryland , and finished by an accomplished private tutor . In early youth he declined a midshipman's warrant , and served in ...
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Dictionary of the United States Congress: Compiled as a Manual of Reference ... Charles Lanman Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1864 |
Dictionary of the United States Congress: Compiled as a Manual of Reference ... Charles Lanman Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1864 |
Dictionary of the United States Congress: Compiled as a Manual of Reference ... Charles Lanman Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1864 |
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Sida 512 - To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes ; To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the United States ; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of...
Sida 521 - Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two- thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the /United States ; which, when ratified by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, shall be valid as part of the said Constitution, viz.
Sida 517 - Delaware, December 7, 1787 ; Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787 ; New Jersey, December 18, 1787 ; Georgia, January 2, 1788; Connecticut, January 9, 1788; Massachusetts, February 6, 1788; Maryland, April 28, 1788 ; South Carolina, May 23, 1788 ; New...
Sida 201 - This committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston.
Sida 501 - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise ; the State remaining, in the mean time, exposed to all the danger of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Sida 499 - Agreeably to the order of the day, the Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their further consideration the Declaration ; and, after some time, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. Harrison reported that the committee have agreed to a Declaration, which they desired him to report. The Declaration being read, was agreed to as follows : " A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.
Sida 502 - Nor have we been wanting in attention to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here.
Sida 226 - ... first in peace, first in war, and first in the hearts of his countrymen...
Sida 535 - An act for the cession of ten miles square, or any lesser quantity of territory within this State, to the United States in Congress assembled, for the permanent seat of the general government...
Sida 453 - Buren the vote of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan.