Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 8Harper, 1902 |
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... ment . Among the prisoners was the sturdy patriot COL . CHRISTOPHER GADS- DEN ( q . v . ) . He had been treacherously taken from his bed at night and conveyed on board a prison - ship . Gadsden was re- quired by the commanding officer ...
... ment . Among the prisoners was the sturdy patriot COL . CHRISTOPHER GADS- DEN ( q . v . ) . He had been treacherously taken from his bed at night and conveyed on board a prison - ship . Gadsden was re- quired by the commanding officer ...
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... ment , but Adams insisted on both regi- ments or none . He stirred up such a com- motion in the streets of the city that both regiments were ordered away within a few hours . Work of the Christian Mission first in- troduced temporarily ...
... ment , but Adams insisted on both regi- ments or none . He stirred up such a com- motion in the streets of the city that both regiments were ordered away within a few hours . Work of the Christian Mission first in- troduced temporarily ...
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... ment of German subjects , who formed the bulk of the foreign population on the island , and was deported first to German New Guinea and then to the Cameroons , in Africa , and finally in 1888 to Hamburg , Tamasese , a native chief ...
... ment of German subjects , who formed the bulk of the foreign population on the island , and was deported first to German New Guinea and then to the Cameroons , in Africa , and finally in 1888 to Hamburg , Tamasese , a native chief ...
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... ment by Americans dates from 1836 , when and crime became so rampant that a vigi- Jacob P. Leese , an American residing in lance committee was formed in June , Los Angeles , obtained from Governor Chico 1851 , which hung several ...
... ment by Americans dates from 1836 , when and crime became so rampant that a vigi- Jacob P. Leese , an American residing in lance committee was formed in June , Los Angeles , obtained from Governor Chico 1851 , which hung several ...
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... ment in 1899 , showed a total population of the province of Santiago de Cuba of 327,716 , and of the city , 45,478 , exclusive of San Luis ( 11,681 ) , which had been formed from Santiago . name of their father ; so Bartholomew gave it ...
... ment in 1899 , showed a total population of the province of Santiago de Cuba of 327,716 , and of the city , 45,478 , exclusive of San Luis ( 11,681 ) , which had been formed from Santiago . name of their father ; so Bartholomew gave it ...
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