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... Columbia Historical Society WASHINGTON , D. C. Volume 24 EDITED BY JOHN B. LARNER COLUMBIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY WASHINGTON DC 1894 . WASHINGTON CITY PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY 1922 PRESS OF W. F. ROBERTS WASHINGTON , D. C. GIFT.
... Columbia Historical Society WASHINGTON , D. C. Volume 24 EDITED BY JOHN B. LARNER COLUMBIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY WASHINGTON DC 1894 . WASHINGTON CITY PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY 1922 PRESS OF W. F. ROBERTS WASHINGTON , D. C. GIFT.
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... John C. Smith , D.D. , and Other Pioneer Min- isters of Washington . Rev. Joseph Thomas Kelly 89 118 James Heighe Blake , the Third Mayor of the Cor- poration of Washington [ 1813-17 ] .. 136 ... Art Life in Washington . Leila Mechlin ...
... John C. Smith , D.D. , and Other Pioneer Min- isters of Washington . Rev. Joseph Thomas Kelly 89 118 James Heighe Blake , the Third Mayor of the Cor- poration of Washington [ 1813-17 ] .. 136 ... Art Life in Washington . Leila Mechlin ...
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... John C. Smith , D.D ..... V. James Heighe Blake . VI . Alexander R. Shepherd .. VII . Elias Boudinot Caldwell . FACING PAGE 50 52 66 118 136 192 204 TEXT ILLUSTRATION . PAGE Square No. 1293 , Old Number 123 , Georgetown .... 100 ...
... John C. Smith , D.D ..... V. James Heighe Blake . VI . Alexander R. Shepherd .. VII . Elias Boudinot Caldwell . FACING PAGE 50 52 66 118 136 192 204 TEXT ILLUSTRATION . PAGE Square No. 1293 , Old Number 123 , Georgetown .... 100 ...
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... John A. Kasson ... Alexander B. Hagner .. § Dr. James Dudley Morgan . Allen C. Clark ... * Died July 29 , 1906 . Died May 18 , 1910 . Died June 30 , 1915 . § Died November 21 , 1919 .1894-1896 1897-1906 1906-1909 1909-1916 .1916 ...
... John A. Kasson ... Alexander B. Hagner .. § Dr. James Dudley Morgan . Allen C. Clark ... * Died July 29 , 1906 . Died May 18 , 1910 . Died June 30 , 1915 . § Died November 21 , 1919 .1894-1896 1897-1906 1906-1909 1909-1916 .1916 ...
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... John Randolph of Roanoke , and of many other noted men . Upon attaining the age of twenty- one years he married Mary , daughter of James Webster of Harford County , Maryland . In 1800 the Government moved to Washington , D. C .; Nathan ...
... John Randolph of Roanoke , and of many other noted men . Upon attaining the age of twenty- one years he married Mary , daughter of James Webster of Harford County , Maryland . In 1800 the Government moved to Washington , D. C .; Nathan ...
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Page 109 - Every white* male citizen of the United States, who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years...
Page 197 - How loved, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the praised ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.
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Page 207 - Keep the ghost of that wife, foully slain, in your view — And what could you, what should you, what would you do ? Why, just what he did ! They were left in the lurch For the want of more wadding. He ran to the church, Broke the door, stripped the pews, and dashed out in the road With his arms full of hymn-books, and threw down his load At their feet ! Then above all the shouting and shots Rang his voice — "Put Watts into 'em — Boys, give 'em Watts !
Page 154 - The station which we occupy among the nations of the earth is honorable, but awful. Trusted with the destinies of this solitary republic of the world, the only monument of human rights, and the sole depository of the sacred fire of freedom and selfgovernment...
Page 111 - ... have been born or naturalized in the United States, and who shall have resided in the said District for the period of one year, and three months in the ward or election precinct in which he shall offer to vote next preceding any election therein, shall be entitled to the elective franchise, and shall be deemed an elector and entitled to vote at any election in said District, without any distinction on account of color or race.
Page 107 - ... state above the value of thirty pounds current money, and having resided in the county, in which they offer to vote, one whole year next preceding the election, shall have a right of suffrage, in the election of Delegates for such county...
Page 200 - Orleans, where he stayed a year and then went to Charleston, SC Here he learned the stucco business, which he followed until 1835, when he discovered a new method of taking a cast from the living face, which enabled him to make busts so cheaply that he soon had as much work as he could do. He then resolved...