The Congressional Globe, Volume 45, Part 6; Volume 66Blair & Rives, 1872 - Law |
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... hands , or both feet , & c . , to have a pension of $ 31 25 a month ... 801 losing one hand and one foot , & c . , to have twenty - four dollars a month ........... 801 losing one hand or one foot , & c . , to have eighteen dollars a ...
... hands , or both feet , & c . , to have a pension of $ 31 25 a month ... 801 losing one hand and one foot , & c . , to have twenty - four dollars a month ........... 801 losing one hand or one foot , & c . , to have eighteen dollars a ...
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... hands of Congress ; yet in magnitude they exceed any other . The employment given in the building of ships and the money earned in the sailing of our own ships put the subject , so far as magnitude goes , in the first rank . Secondly ...
... hands of Congress ; yet in magnitude they exceed any other . The employment given in the building of ships and the money earned in the sailing of our own ships put the subject , so far as magnitude goes , in the first rank . Secondly ...
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... hands to represent their claims and interests before Congress , and , I may add , the whole country . Why , sir , those illiterate and somewhat neglected people are the actual bone and sinew of the country , and at this time may be ...
... hands to represent their claims and interests before Congress , and , I may add , the whole country . Why , sir , those illiterate and somewhat neglected people are the actual bone and sinew of the country , and at this time may be ...
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... hands of either , or any other political party , for all parties are mortal and love power . But if we consider this bill under a still dif- ferent view , losing sight of the fact that it is intended to be the foundation of a great na ...
... hands of either , or any other political party , for all parties are mortal and love power . But if we consider this bill under a still dif- ferent view , losing sight of the fact that it is intended to be the foundation of a great na ...
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... hand and affixed my seal of office at Little Rock , this 8th day of May , A. D. 1871 . [ L. S. ] J. M. JOHNSON , Secretary of State , By FRANK STRONG , Deputy . The following is Exhibit C , mentioned in Strong's testimony , pages 134 ...
... hand and affixed my seal of office at Little Rock , this 8th day of May , A. D. 1871 . [ L. S. ] J. M. JOHNSON , Secretary of State , By FRANK STRONG , Deputy . The following is Exhibit C , mentioned in Strong's testimony , pages 134 ...
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