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The first white family settled in it in 1775 ; but when our young barrister obtained
his license , twenty - two years after , it contained a white population of nearly two
hundred thousand . His mother , with five of her children and a second husband ...
The first white family settled in it in 1775 ; but when our young barrister obtained
his license , twenty - two years after , it contained a white population of nearly two
hundred thousand . His mother , with five of her children and a second husband ...
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At his own Kentucky home , Mrs . Clay , assisted by her servants , was spinning
and weaving , knitting and sewing , most of the garments required in her little
kingdom of six hundred acres , while her husband was away over the mountains
...
At his own Kentucky home , Mrs . Clay , assisted by her servants , was spinning
and weaving , knitting and sewing , most of the garments required in her little
kingdom of six hundred acres , while her husband was away over the mountains
...
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... favor , was by no means stable His offence was that he voted for the
compensation bill of 1816 , which merely changed the pay of members of
Congress from the pittance of six dollars a day to the pittance of fifteen hundred
dollars a year .
... favor , was by no means stable His offence was that he voted for the
compensation bill of 1816 , which merely changed the pay of members of
Congress from the pittance of six dollars a day to the pittance of fifteen hundred
dollars a year .
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The tellers , to avoid giving cause of contention , announced that Mr . Monroe had
received two hundred and thirty - one votes , including those of Missouri , and two
hundred and twenty - eight if they were excluded . At this announcement ...
The tellers , to avoid giving cause of contention , announced that Mr . Monroe had
received two hundred and thirty - one votes , including those of Missouri , and two
hundred and twenty - eight if they were excluded . At this announcement ...
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Fifteen hundred thousand armed men have since sprung up from those harmless
- looking dragon ' s teeth , so recklessly sown in the hot Southern soil . Of the
three men whom we have named , Daniel Webster was incomparably the most ...
Fifteen hundred thousand armed men have since sprung up from those harmless
- looking dragon ' s teeth , so recklessly sown in the hot Southern soil . Of the
three men whom we have named , Daniel Webster was incomparably the most ...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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