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At first , his suggestions failed to command assent ; but they awakened discussion ; and nearly twenty years afterward were adopted in substance . In March of the same year , a bill was introduced authorizing an appropriation to collect ...
At first , his suggestions failed to command assent ; but they awakened discussion ; and nearly twenty years afterward were adopted in substance . In March of the same year , a bill was introduced authorizing an appropriation to collect ...
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His plan was adopted , and subsequently carried into effect during his administration as governor . The result was the publication of four large volumes of the Documentary History of New York , which appeared during the administration ...
His plan was adopted , and subsequently carried into effect during his administration as governor . The result was the publication of four large volumes of the Documentary History of New York , which appeared during the administration ...
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Seward thus incurred the opposition of several prominent members of the whig party , who , naturally enough , adopted principles different from his own . Nor did his election bring the political contest in the state of New York to a ...
Seward thus incurred the opposition of several prominent members of the whig party , who , naturally enough , adopted principles different from his own . Nor did his election bring the political contest in the state of New York to a ...
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These reforms were afterward adopted by the legislature . The interests of agriculture always received the fostering care of Gov. Seward . He was anxious for the establishment of an agricultural department in the state , with a view to ...
These reforms were afterward adopted by the legislature . The interests of agriculture always received the fostering care of Gov. Seward . He was anxious for the establishment of an agricultural department in the state , with a view to ...
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At the first session of the legislature , after his retirement from office , his plan for the education of all classes of children , not excluding those of foreigners and catholics , was adopted by decisive majorities .
At the first session of the legislature , after his retirement from office , his plan for the education of all classes of children , not excluding those of foreigners and catholics , was adopted by decisive majorities .
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| Title | The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1 The Works of William H. Seward, William Henry Seward |
| Author | William Henry Seward |
| Editor | George E. Baker |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 2 Sep 2009 |
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