A History of Northwest Missouri, Volume 1Walter Williams Lewis publishing Company, 1915 - Biography & Autobiography |
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acres afterward Andrew County Atchison Baptist became Benton Bethany boat Buchanan County building built cabin Capt Captain Carroll County Carrollton Charles Chillicothe church circuit citizens Civil Clay County Clinton County College Colonel Confederate County Court county seat courthouse Creek Daviess County democratic district Doniphan early editor elected erected established farm Father Gallatin Gentry County George governor Grand River Grant City Grundy County Harrison County Holt County Indians Iowa Jackson James John Joseph Judge Kansas City Kentucky land Legislature lived Livingston County located Louis Mercer County Methodist miles militia mill Missouri River Missourian Mormons newspaper Nodaway Northwest Missouri organized paper party pioneer Platte County political population prairie present president published Railroad regiment republican road Robidoux Senator settlement settlers sold territory Thomas tion town Township Trenton Union William women Worth County
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Page 35 - A general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the Legislature shall encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement.
Page 145 - Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place In all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
Page 142 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Page 58 - Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him : for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked ! it shall be ill with him : for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Page 147 - One, I love, Two, I love, Three, I love, I say, Four, I love with all my heart, And five, I cast away ; Six, he loves, Seven, she loves, Eight, they both love ; Nine, he comes, Ten, he tarries, Eleven, he courts, Twelve, he marries ; Thirteen wishes, Fourteen kisses, All the rest little witches.
Page 307 - If you thus behave yourselves, and so become a terror to evil doers and a praise to them that do well...
Page 42 - River; thence from the point aforesaid north along the said meridian line to the intersection of the parallel of latitude which passes through the rapids of the river Des Moines, making the said line to correspond with the Indian boundary line; thence east from the point of intersection last aforesaid along the said parallel of latitude to the middle of the channel of the main fork of the said river Des Moines...
Page 327 - Sullivan, in the year 1816 ; thence westwardly along said line to the " old " northwest corner of Missouri ; thence due west to the middle of the main channel of the Missouri River ; thence...
Page 304 - Church, do hereby acknowledge and declare our obligations to promote and perpetuate, so far as in us lies, the integrity of these United States, and to strengthen, uphold and encourage the Federal Government in the exercise of all its functions...
Page 75 - They attend mass in the morning with great devotion, but after the exercises of the church are over they usually collect in parties and pass away their time in social and merry intercourse. They play at billiards and other games, and to balls and assemblies the Sundays are particularly devoted. To those educated in regular and pious protestant habits...
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Dark Midnight When I Rise: The Story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers Andrew Ward No preview available - 2001 |