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Forces supplied to the Revolutionary Army by each State, from

1775 to 1783, inclusive.

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Chronological List of the Cabinet Officers of each Administration.

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First Administration; 1789 to 1797; -8 years.

GEORGE WASHINGTON,..Virginia,

John Adams,

Thomas Jefferson,

.April 30, 1789. President.
Massachusetts,.. April 30, 1789. Vice-President.

.Virginia,

Appointed.
.Sept. 26, 1789.
..Jan. 2, 1794.

Edmund Randolph,. . Virginia,
Timothy Pickering,.. .Pennsylvania,...Dec. 10, 1795.
Alexander Hamilton,. ....New York,......Sept. 11, 1789.)
Oliver Wolcott,...... ..Connecticut,....Feb. 3, 1795.
Henry Knox,

Timothy Pickering,.

....

Secretaries of State.

Secretaries of the
Treasury.

Massachusetts,..Sept. 12, 1789.
..Pennsylvania, .....Jan. 2, 1795.Secretaries of War.
Maryland, ......Jan. 27, 1796.
..Massachusetts, ..Sept. 26, 1789.

Timothy Pickering,.....Pennsylvania,...Nov.

James McHenry,

Samuel Osgood,

Edmund Randolph,.
William Bradford,,

Charles Lee,

Joseph Habersham,.....Georgia,.

Virginia,.

7, 1791. Postmasters General.

.Feb. 25, 1795.

.Sept. 26, 1789.

...Pennsylvania,...Jan. 27, 1794. Attorneys General. .Virginia,.. ..Dec. 10, 1795.

Second Administration ; · -1797 to 1801;-4 years.

JOHN ADAMS,

..Massachusetts,..March 4, 1797. President.
Virginia,........March 4, 1797. Vice-President.

Thomas Jefferson,.

Timothy Pickering,

....

John Marshall,

Oliver Wolcott,....

Samuel Dexter,..

Appointed.
.Pennsylvania, ..(cont'd in office.)
Virginia,.... ..May 13, 1800.
Connecticut, .....(cont'd in office.)
..Massachusetts,..Dec. 31, 1800.)

James McHenry, .......Maryland, ......(cont'd in office.)
Samuel Dexter,. ..Massachusetts,.. May 13, 1800.
Roger Griswold,. ...Connecticut,....Feb. 3, 1801.
George Cabot, .....Massachusetts,..May
Benjamin Stoddert,.....Maryland,
Joseph Habersham,.....Georgia,

Charles Lee,

...........

.Virginia,....

Third Administration ;

THOMAS JEFFERSON,.... Virginia,....
Aaron Burr,..
.....New York,

George Clinton, ........New York,.

James Madison,

Samuel Dexter,.

Albert Gallatin,.

Henry Dearborn,.

Benjamin Stoddert,
Robert Smith,

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.Virginia,.... .March 5, 1801.
Massachusetts,..(cont'd in office.)
.Pennsylvania,...Jan. 26, 1802.
Massachusetts, ..March 5, 1801.
.Maryland,......(cont'd in office.)
..Maryland, ......Jan. 26, 1802.
Joseph Habersham,.....Georgia, ..(cont'd in office.)
Gideon Granger,. ......Connecticut, ....Jan. 26, 1802.
Levi Lincoln,
.Massachusetts, .. March 5, 1801.
John Breckenridge, ...Kentucky, ....Dec. 23, 1805.
Cæsar A. Rodney,....... Delaware, ......Jan. 20, 1807.

Secretary of State.
Secretaries of the
Treasury.
Secretary of War.
Secretaries of the
Navy.
Postmasters General.

Attorneys General.

Fourth Administration ; - 1809 to 1817; -8 years.

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Virginia,.. ..Nov. 25, 1811.Secretaries of State. .Virginia,... ...Feb. 28, 1815.

.Pennsylvania,...(cont'd in office.) Secretaries of the

Robert Smith,

James Monroe,..

James Monroe,.

Albert Gallatin,.

George W. Campbell,...Tennessee,

...Feb. 9, 1814.

Alexander J. Dallas,

William Eustis,

..Pennsylvania,...Oct. 6, 1814.
..Massachusetts,.. March 7, 1809.

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Treasury.

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John Armstrong,........New York,.....Jan. 13, 1813.

.Sept. 27, 1814.

William H. Crawford, ..Georgia, .. ...March 2, 1815.
Paul Hamilton,.. ...South Carolina, . March 7, 1809.
William Jones,...
.Pennsylvania,...Jan. 12, 1813.
Benj. W. Crownins hield, Massachusetts,..Dec. 19, 1814.

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Secretaries of War.

Secretaries of the
Navy.

Postmasters General.

. Maryland, ...Dec. 11, 1811. Attorneys General. ..Pennsylvania,...Feb. 10, 1814.

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JAMES MONROE,
Daniel D. Tompkins,...New York,......March 4, 1817.
Appointed.

John Q. Adams,........Massachusetts,..March 5, 1817.
William H. Crawford, ..Georgia, ........March 5, 1817.

8 years.

President.
Vice-President.

Secretary of State
Sec. of the Treasury

Isaac Shelby,.

.Kentucky,.... .March 5, 1817.
John C. Calhoun, ...South Carolina, .Dec. 16, 1817.
Benj. W. Crowninshield, Massachusetts,..(cont'd in office.)
Smith Thompson,. ...New York,....
.....Nov. 30, 1818.
Samuel L. Southard,....New Jersey, ....Dec. 9, 1823.

Sixth Administration; - 1825 to 1829;
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,... Massachusetts, ..March 4, 1825.
John C. Calhoun,.. ...South Carolina,..March 4, 1825.

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Secretaries of War.

Secretaries of the
Navy.

4 years.

President.
Vice-President.

Secretary of State.
Sec. of the Treasury.
Secretaries of War.

Appointed. Henry Clay,... ..Kentucky, ......March 8, 1825. Richard Rush,.. ...Pennsylvania,...March 7, 1825. James Barbour, Virginia,.. ....March 7, 1825. Peter B. Porter,........New York,...... May 26, 1828.) Samuel L. Southard,. .New Jersey, ..(cont'd in office.) Sec. of the Navy. 1829 to 1837;- 8 years.

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Seventh Administration;

ANDREW JACKSON,......Tennessee,

March 4, 1829.

President.
Vice-Presidents

John C. Calhoun,.......South Carolina, . March 4, 1829.
Martin Van Buren, .....New York,... ..March 4, 1833.

Martin Van Buren, .New York,.

Edward Livingston,....Louisiana,

Secretaries of State

Louis McLane,

John Forsyth,

.......Delaware,

...Georgia,

Samuel D. Ingham,.....Pennsylvania,.

Louis McLane,

..Delaware,

William J. Duane,

....Pennsylvania,.

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..Maryland,

New Hampshire,
Tennessee,

Benj. F. Butler, (acting,) New York,...

.Michigan,..

John Branch,...

North Carolina,

Levi Woodbury,.

New Hampshire,

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Mahlon Dickerson,......New Jersey,

Amos Kendall,

...Kentucky,

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Secretaries of the
Treasury.

Secretaries of War.

Secretaries of the
Navy.

Postmasters General,
[now first considered
as Cabinet officers.]

Eighth Administration ;- 1837 to 1841;-4 years.
MARTIN VAN BUREN,...New York,......March 4, 1837.
Richard M. Johnson,....Kentucky,......March 4, 1837.

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John Forsyth,
Levi Woodbury,. ...New Hampshire, (cont'd in office.)
Joel R. Poinsett,.. ....South Carolina,, March 5, 1837.
Mahlon Dickerson,......New Jersey, ....(cont'd in office.)
Amos Kendall, ...Kentucky, .(cont'd in office.)

John M. Niles,..........Connecticut,

Ninth Administration ; — 1841,

.March 4, 1841.

President.
Vice-President.

Secretary of State.
Sec. of the Treasury.
Secretary of War.
Sec. of the Navy.
Postmasters General

President.

.Virginia,........March 4, 1841. Vice-President

WILLIAM H. HARRISON,. Ohio,.......

John Tyler,

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4 Record of Events connected with the History of the

United States.

1492. Columbus, on the 12th of October, landed at San Salvador, one of the Bahama Islands. He was the first European who set foot in the New World.

1493. He discovered St. Domingo, Jamaica, and other islands in the vicinity.

1497. North America was discovered by John Cabot and his son, who sailed from England on an exploring expedition.

1498. Columbus discovered South America.

1607. Jamestown, in Virginia, was founded.

1609. New York was discovered by Henry Hudson.

1613. The Dutch erected a fort near Albany, and established a few trading houses at New York, then New Amsterdam, Manhattan Island.

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1620. The Mayflower arrived at Plymouth; her crew commenced the first settlement in Massachusetts.

This year the Dutch first introduced slaves into Virginia. 1634. A settlement was made in Maryland by Lord Baltimore. 1635. The first settlement was made in Connecticut. 1664. New York, then New Amsterdam, was surrendered by the Dutch into the hands of the English.

1680. Carolina began to be permanently settled.

1681. A settlement was made in Pennsylvania by William Penn.

1720. Difficulties arose between the representatives of the people and the governor of New England.

1721. Carolina was divided into North and South Carolina. 1733. The first settlement was made in Georgia. At this period the whole coast between New Brunswick and Florida became settled with colonies, under the government of Great Britain.

1748. Delegates from seven of the colonies met at Albany to hold a conference with the Indians.

1755. Braddock was defeated by the Indians. George Washington was his aid, and took command after Braddock and others in command were slain.

1764. The British Parliament enacted a law imposing a duty on certain articles of merchandise. The colonies denied the right, asserting that they had domestic governments, which they alone supported.

1765. The stamp act was passed by Great Britain. This led to a quarrel between the colonies and the mother country.

1770. An affray took place between the British and Americans, in King Street, Boston, (now State Street,) in which four persons were killed, and others wounded.

1773. The tea, sent from England, was thrown from the ships into the sea, in Boston harbor.

Soon after, large bodies of troops were sent to subject the people.

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