The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65; Its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to Exhibit Expecially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery, from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union, Volume 1 |
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... York or New England eighty years ago . And , though the settlements of that day were nearly all within a hundred miles of tide- water , the cost of transporting bulky staples , for even that distance , over the execrable roads that then ...
... York or New England eighty years ago . And , though the settlements of that day were nearly all within a hundred miles of tide- water , the cost of transporting bulky staples , for even that distance , over the execrable roads that then ...
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... York .. New Jersey .. SOUTH . 158 Delaware .. 17 Maryland .. 952 Virginia .. 2,759 North Carolina none South Carolina .. 21.824 Georgia .. 11.423 Kentucky . Pennsylvania 7 ...... 8,737 Tennessee . Total .............. 40,870 Total ...
... York .. New Jersey .. SOUTH . 158 Delaware .. 17 Maryland .. 952 Virginia .. 2,759 North Carolina none South Carolina .. 21.824 Georgia .. 11.423 Kentucky . Pennsylvania 7 ...... 8,737 Tennessee . Total .............. 40,870 Total ...
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... YORK.Mr. De Witt ... Mr. Paine ... N. JERSEY..Mr . Dick . PENNSYL ... Mr. Mifflin .. ...... Ay . Mr. Montgomery..ay , Ay . Mr. Hand .. MARYLAND.Mr . Henry . Mr. Stone . VIRGINIA..Mr . Jefferson .. Mr. Hardy . Mr. Mercer .. .ay , Ay ...
... YORK.Mr. De Witt ... Mr. Paine ... N. JERSEY..Mr . Dick . PENNSYL ... Mr. Mifflin .. ...... Ay . Mr. Montgomery..ay , Ay . Mr. Hand .. MARYLAND.Mr . Henry . Mr. Stone . VIRGINIA..Mr . Jefferson .. Mr. Hardy . Mr. Mercer .. .ay , Ay ...
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... York , simulta- neously with the Convention at Phi- ladelphia which framed our present Constitution , took further action on the subject of the government of the western territory , raising a Select âš« Committee thereon , of which ...
... York , simulta- neously with the Convention at Phi- ladelphia which framed our present Constitution , took further action on the subject of the government of the western territory , raising a Select âš« Committee thereon , of which ...
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... York ] wished to know what influence the vote just passed was meant to have on the succeeding part of the report concerning the admission of slaves into the rule of representation . He could not reconcile his mind to the Article ( Art ...
... York ] wished to know what influence the vote just passed was meant to have on the succeeding part of the report concerning the admission of slaves into the rule of representation . He could not reconcile his mind to the Article ( Art ...
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