Publications of the Illinois State Historical Library, Illinois State Historical Society, Issue 16Illinois State Historical Society., 1913 - Illinois |
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... and not necessarily those of the committee . Nevertheless , the committee will be glad to receive such corrections of fact or such general criticism as may appear to be deserved . CONTENTS . 1. Prefatory note .. 2. Officers of the.
... and not necessarily those of the committee . Nevertheless , the committee will be glad to receive such corrections of fact or such general criticism as may appear to be deserved . CONTENTS . 1. Prefatory note .. 2. Officers of the.
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... facts of the past , especially of our country and its people . In behalf of the Chicago Historical Society a cordial welcome is due , and is extended . May I mention that much credit should be accorded to the Librarian and Secretary of ...
... facts of the past , especially of our country and its people . In behalf of the Chicago Historical Society a cordial welcome is due , and is extended . May I mention that much credit should be accorded to the Librarian and Secretary of ...
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... fact that the meeting was held during the closing days of the General Assembly , before which many bills of interest to members of the Society were pending , furnished good reasons for the absence of many of the usual attendants upon ...
... fact that the meeting was held during the closing days of the General Assembly , before which many bills of interest to members of the Society were pending , furnished good reasons for the absence of many of the usual attendants upon ...
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... fact is but another illustra- tion of the interlacing of the history of the whole Mississippi Valley . In the westward movement of our population we are familiar with the fact that the outlying communities of one generation act as the ...
... fact is but another illustra- tion of the interlacing of the history of the whole Mississippi Valley . In the westward movement of our population we are familiar with the fact that the outlying communities of one generation act as the ...
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... fact that Findlay refers to him as his " friend and sheet anchor . " Findlay left his affairs in Sloo's hands while he was absent on public business connected with the preparation for the War of 1812 , and in fact the General and his ...
... fact that Findlay refers to him as his " friend and sheet anchor . " Findlay left his affairs in Sloo's hands while he was absent on public business connected with the preparation for the War of 1812 , and in fact the General and his ...
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Page 81 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine is the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
Page 87 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 71 - The pains of death are past; Labor and sorrow cease ; And, life's long warfare closed at last, His soul is found in peace. Soldier of Christ, well done ! Praise be thy new employ ; And, while eternal ages run, Rest in thy Saviour's joy.
Page 15 - History of the first New Hampshire Regiment in the War of the Revolution.
Page 69 - Behold, we know not anything; I can but trust that good shall fall At last — far off — at last, to all, And every winter change to spring.
Page 71 - The voice at midnight came; He started up to hear ; A mortal arrow pierced his frame — He fell, but felt no fear.
Page 71 - There is no death! The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore, And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown They shine for evermore. There is no death!
Page 80 - Can the people of a United States Territory, in any lawful way, against the wish of any citizen of the United States, exclude slavery from its limits prior to the formation of a State constitution?
Page 15 - The Siege of Charleston by the British fleet and army under the Command of Admiral Arbuthnot and Sir Henry Clinton, which terminated with the Surrender of that Place on the 12th of May, 1780.
Page 71 - For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.