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Page 10 - Church, and of the members of the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies of the General Convention of...
Page 9 - He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Philosophical Society and of Phi Beta Kappa.
Page 25 - A Topographical Description of the State of Ohio, Indiana Territory and Louisiana. Comprehending the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and their principal Tributary Streams, and a Concise account of the Indian Tribes west of the Mississippi. To which is added an Interesting Journal of Mr. Chas. Le Raye while a captive with the Sioux Nation on the waters of the Missouri River.
Page 11 - The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times and under all circumstances.
Page 11 - He was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and...
Page 7 - York city in 1847, and in addition to general practice, he was assistant demonstrator of anatomy and lecturer on medical jurisprudence in the College of physicians and surgeons of New York, and editor of the Annalist, 1847-49.
Page 35 - The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred upon him by the University of Missouri in 1884. CROASDALE, William Thomas, journalist, was born at Newport, Del., March 27, 1844, of Quaker parents. His ancestors settled in Pennsylvania in 1682. He attended the Friends...
Page 5 - He received the degree of MD from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York in 1866, and practised medicine for a few years in New York City.