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Page xxvi
Four hundred delegates , in the flower and freshness of youth , were present at the session , which continued for a several days . Mr. Seward was called to preside over. * See Vol . III , p . 193 . + See Vol .
Four hundred delegates , in the flower and freshness of youth , were present at the session , which continued for a several days . Mr. Seward was called to preside over. * See Vol . III , p . 193 . + See Vol .
Page xxxviii
The whigs gained a triumphant victory throughout the state , electing six out of eight new senators , and one hundred of the one hundred and twenty - eight members of the Assembly . The New York and Erie Railroad was originally ...
The whigs gained a triumphant victory throughout the state , electing six out of eight new senators , and one hundred of the one hundred and twenty - eight members of the Assembly . The New York and Erie Railroad was originally ...
Page xlv
Under this arrangement the court of chancery , after an existence of over one hundred and fifty years , was abolished , and all judicial offices made elective by the people . It was the desire of Gov. Seward from the commencement of his ...
Under this arrangement the court of chancery , after an existence of over one hundred and fifty years , was abolished , and all judicial offices made elective by the people . It was the desire of Gov. Seward from the commencement of his ...
Page xlix
He accordingly dissuaded his friends from urging the passage of such an act . In its place , he recommended the division of towns and wards into election districts , each containing not more than five hundred voters ...
He accordingly dissuaded his friends from urging the passage of such an act . In its place , he recommended the division of towns and wards into election districts , each containing not more than five hundred voters ...
Page liv
In accordance with this estimate , the legislature , in 1838 , made an appropriation of four millions of dollars for the prosecution of the enlargement , and authorized the loan of eight hundred thousand dollars on the credit of the ...
In accordance with this estimate , the legislature , in 1838 , made an appropriation of four millions of dollars for the prosecution of the enlargement , and authorized the loan of eight hundred thousand dollars on the credit of the ...
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