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... Wilson , New York . Prof. Thomas Wilson , U. S. National Museum . Dr. Justin Winsor , librarian Har- vard University . James A. Woodburn , Johns Hopkins University . General Marcus J. Wright , War Records Office , Washington . 2 ...
... Wilson , New York . Prof. Thomas Wilson , U. S. National Museum . Dr. Justin Winsor , librarian Har- vard University . James A. Woodburn , Johns Hopkins University . General Marcus J. Wright , War Records Office , Washington . 2 ...
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... Wilson , U. S. Army , Superintendent of the Military Academy , and to General J. C. Kelton , U. S. Army , for courteous and valuable replies to my letters of inquiry . the convention in September , 1787 , empowering Congress with 68 ...
... Wilson , U. S. Army , Superintendent of the Military Academy , and to General J. C. Kelton , U. S. Army , for courteous and valuable replies to my letters of inquiry . the convention in September , 1787 , empowering Congress with 68 ...
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... Wilson , the ornithologist , was anxious to be appointed the naturalist of Pike's expedition , and Jefferson has been warmly abused for not gratifying his desire . It should be borne in mind that at this time Wilson was a man whose ...
... Wilson , the ornithologist , was anxious to be appointed the naturalist of Pike's expedition , and Jefferson has been warmly abused for not gratifying his desire . It should be borne in mind that at this time Wilson was a man whose ...
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... Wilson & Son , 1867 . 8vo , pp . 35 . Privately printed , 100 copies APPLETON , WILLIAM SUMNER . Memorials of the Cranes of Chilton , with a pedigree of the family , and the life of the last representative . Cam- bridge : Press of John ...
... Wilson & Son , 1867 . 8vo , pp . 35 . Privately printed , 100 copies APPLETON , WILLIAM SUMNER . Memorials of the Cranes of Chilton , with a pedigree of the family , and the life of the last representative . Cam- bridge : Press of John ...
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... Wilson & Son , University Press , 1885 . 8vo , pp . 29 . CHAMBERLAIN , MELLEN , Samuel Maverick's Palisaide House of 1630. [ Re- printed from the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society , January , 1885. ] Cambridge : John ...
... Wilson & Son , University Press , 1885 . 8vo , pp . 29 . CHAMBERLAIN , MELLEN , Samuel Maverick's Palisaide House of 1630. [ Re- printed from the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society , January , 1885. ] Cambridge : John ...
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Page 146 - State may be entitled under the provisions of this act, land scrip to the amount in acres for the deficiency of its distributive share; said scrip to be sold by said States and the proceeds thereof applied to the uses and purposes prescribed in this act, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever...
Page 58 - ... to countenance and inculcate the principles of humanity and general benevolence, public and private charity, industry and frugality, honesty and punctuality in their dealings ; sincerity, good humor, and all social affections, and generous sentiments among the people.
Page 146 - ... there are public lands in a State subject to sale at private entry at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, the quantity to which said State shall be entitled shall be selected from such lands within the limits of such State, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby directed to issue to each of the States in which there is not the quantity of public lands subject to sale at private entry at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre to which said State may be entitled under the provisions...
Page 147 - State which may take and claim the benefit of this act to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college, where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe in order to.
Page 58 - Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of this commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them...
Page 149 - It shall be the duty of each of said stations, annually, on or before the first day of February, to make to the governor of the State or Territory in which it is located a full and detailed report of its operations, including a statement of receipts and expenditures, a copy of which report shall be sent to each of said stations, to the said Commissioner of Agriculture, and to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
Page 100 - Among the first, perhaps the very first instrument for the improvement of the condition of men, is knowledge ; and to the acquisition of much of the knowledge adapted to the wants, the comforts, and enjoyments of human life, public institutions and seminaries of learning are essential.