History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1I. L. Stuart S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1914 - Franklin County (Iowa) |
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... SOCIETY • CHAPTER IX .135 CIVIL WAR - PRESIDENT LINCOLN CALLS FOR SEVENTY - FIVE THOUSAND MEN TO PUT DOWN REBELLION - FRANKLIN COUNTY PATRIOTIC AND SENDS MANY OF HER SONS TO BATTLE - NAMES OF THE HEROES -PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES - SOLDIERS ...
... SOCIETY • CHAPTER IX .135 CIVIL WAR - PRESIDENT LINCOLN CALLS FOR SEVENTY - FIVE THOUSAND MEN TO PUT DOWN REBELLION - FRANKLIN COUNTY PATRIOTIC AND SENDS MANY OF HER SONS TO BATTLE - NAMES OF THE HEROES -PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES - SOLDIERS ...
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... Society , where they were finally destroyed by fire . indian treaties The territory known as the " Black Hawk Purchase , " although not the first portion of Iowa ceded to the United States by the Sacs and Foxes , was the first opened to ...
... Society , where they were finally destroyed by fire . indian treaties The territory known as the " Black Hawk Purchase , " although not the first portion of Iowa ceded to the United States by the Sacs and Foxes , was the first opened to ...
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... society who per- sonally visited the army and ministered to the wants of the defenders of her country . In many of her visits to the army , Mrs. Harlan was accompanied by Mrs. Joseph T. Fales , wife of the first State Audi- tor of Iowa ...
... society who per- sonally visited the army and ministered to the wants of the defenders of her country . In many of her visits to the army , Mrs. Harlan was accompanied by Mrs. Joseph T. Fales , wife of the first State Audi- tor of Iowa ...
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... society A State Historical Society in connection with the university was provided for by act of the General Assembly , January 25 , 1857. At the commencement an appropriation of $ 250 was made , to be ex- pended in collecting and ...
... society A State Historical Society in connection with the university was provided for by act of the General Assembly , January 25 , 1857. At the commencement an appropriation of $ 250 was made , to be ex- pended in collecting and ...
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A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement I. L. Stuart. society . Since its organization the society has published three differ- ent quarterly magazines . From 1863 to 1874 it published the Annals of Iowa , twelve ...
A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement I. L. Stuart. society . Since its organization the society has published three differ- ent quarterly magazines . From 1863 to 1874 it published the Annals of Iowa , twelve ...
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acres of land appointed Bank became Black Hawk building built Butler county cabin Cedar Falls Chapin church citizens clerk Clock Company corner county seat court creek district Dubuque early east elected erected farm farmer feet Franklin county Garner Geneva township George Beed Grant township Hampton Hardin Hardin county Harriman held Henry Illinois Indians Ingham township Iowa river James John Jones later Latimer lawyer Legislature lived located on section Marion township Mayne Mayor Maysville Methodist miles Moines Morgan township Mott township native Oakland Oakland township Ohio organized Osceola Osceola township pastor pioneer Popejoy postmaster prairie present Raymond recorder Reeve township regiment remained removed residence Ross township schoolhouse settled on section settlers Sheffield Smith spring street territory Thompson timber tion took town trustees vote West Fork township wife William winter Wisconsin
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Page 145 - Secretary of the Treasury, or proceeding to any of said States, with the exceptions aforesaid, by land or water, together with the vessel or vehicle conveying the same, or conveying persons to or from said States, with said exceptions, will be forfeited to the United States...
Page 144 - An act to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions, and to repeal the act now in force for that purpose...
Page 41 - Auditor semi-annually to the several counties of the State, in proportion to the number of persons between the ages of five and twenty-one years.
Page 144 - WHEREAS the laws of the United States have been for some time past and now are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Page 35 - I appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate, and aid this effort to maintain the honor, the integrity, and the existence of our National Union, and the perpetuity of popular government; and to redress wrongs already long enough endured.
Page 22 - The body was placed in the middle of the grave, in a sitting posture, upon a seat constructed for the purpose. On his left side, the cane, given him by Henry Clay, was placed upright, with his right hand resting upon it. Many of the old warrior's trophies were placed in the grave, and some Indian garments, together with his favorite weapons.
Page 23 - River in a direct lino to the second or upper fork of the Des Moines River; thence in a direct line to the lower fork of the Calumet River, and down that river to its junction with the Missouri River.
Page 23 - Dodge, of Wisconsin Territory, it was ceded to the United States. The council was held on the banks of the Mississippi, above Davenport, and was the largest assemblage of the kind ever held by the Sacs and Foxes to treat for the sale of lands.
Page 147 - Much difficulty and considerable delay occured in fitting these regiments for the field. For the First Infantry a complete outfit (not uniform) of clothing was extemporized — principally by the volunteered labor of loyal women in the different towns — from material of various colors and qualities, obtained within the limits of the State. The same was done in part for the Second Infantry. Meantime, an extra session of the General Assembly had been called by the Governor, to convene on the 15th...
Page 21 - We did not expect to conquer the whites — they had too many houses, too many men. I took up the hatchet, for my part, to revenge injuries which my people could no longer endure. Had I borne them longer without striking, my people would have said, ' Black Hawk is a woman — he is too old to be a chief — he is no Sac.