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... continued to be scrawny and blood- less . His stunted stature and sickly organization , contrasting strangely with the robust physiques of his ancestors , seemed , how- ever , to add to the brightness of his unusually mature mind . At ...
... continued to be scrawny and blood- less . His stunted stature and sickly organization , contrasting strangely with the robust physiques of his ancestors , seemed , how- ever , to add to the brightness of his unusually mature mind . At ...
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... continued his studies , assisted his mother in the shop , cared for the family cow , and made himself generally useful . Early in the summer of 1828 , James Turnbull gave him a place in his large , prosperous and well - conducted book ...
... continued his studies , assisted his mother in the shop , cared for the family cow , and made himself generally useful . Early in the summer of 1828 , James Turnbull gave him a place in his large , prosperous and well - conducted book ...
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... continued the mistreatment until the patient was crippled for life . When the trial came on Mr. Stanton had in court the bones of the human leg in normal and many abnormal conditions . He had spent several days in -Steubenville ...
... continued the mistreatment until the patient was crippled for life . When the trial came on Mr. Stanton had in court the bones of the human leg in normal and many abnormal conditions . He had spent several days in -Steubenville ...
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... continued to study and prepare his cases , attend to correspondence , and send out papers for service , so that the bridge suit suffered no delay . The Reverend George Buchanan , calling upon him at this time , found him propped up in ...
... continued to study and prepare his cases , attend to correspondence , and send out papers for service , so that the bridge suit suffered no delay . The Reverend George Buchanan , calling upon him at this time , found him propped up in ...
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... continued until 1856 , the supreme court of Pennsyl- vania deciding against the railroad company and holding that its charter was forfeited to the State . In pursuance of this decision the legislature passed an act de- claring the ...
... continued until 1856 , the supreme court of Pennsyl- vania deciding against the railroad company and holding that its charter was forfeited to the State . In pursuance of this decision the legislature passed an act de- claring the ...
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Page 264 - The Confederate armies now in existence to be disbanded and conducted to their several State capitals, there to deposit their arms and public property in the State Arsenal; and each officer and man to execute and file an agreement to cease from acts of war, and to abide the action of the State and Federal authority.
Page 166 - If I save this army now, I tell you plainly that I owe no thanks to you, or to any other persons in Washington. " You have done your best to sacrifice this army.
Page 414 - Trust no future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, — act in the living present! Heart within, and GOD o'erhead!
Page 146 - Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac, choosing a new base at Fortress Monroe, or anywhere between here and there, or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of the enemy by some route.
Page 264 - 3. The recognition, by the Executive of the United States of the several State governments, on their officers and legislatures taking the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States...
Page 259 - He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conferences or conventions. Meantime you are to press to the utmost your military advantages.
Page 321 - You will transfer to Brevet Major General Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant General of the Army, who has this day been authorized and empowered to act as Secretary of War ad interim, all records, books, papers, and other public property now in your custody and charge.
Page 259 - Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conferences or conventions.
Page 250 - I do solemnly swear, in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder, and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all...
Page 264 - The executive authority of the government of the United States not to disturb any of the people by reason of the late war so long as they live in peace and quiet, abstain from acts of armed hostility, and obey the laws in existence at the place of their residence.