The Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 18Leslie Stephen, Sir Sidney Lee Oxford University Press, 1909 |
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... GEORGE E. SUROWITZ , et al . , Plaintiffs and Appellees , V. CITY OF PONTIAC , a Municipal No. 50,637 . Corporation , and CHARLES SPADAFORE , Defendants and Appellants . BRIEF AND APPENDIX FOR PLAINTIFFS AND APPELLEES C. BRYAN KINNEY ...
... GEORGE E. SUROWITZ , et al . , Plaintiffs and Appellees , V. CITY OF PONTIAC , a Municipal No. 50,637 . Corporation , and CHARLES SPADAFORE , Defendants and Appellants . BRIEF AND APPENDIX FOR PLAINTIFFS AND APPELLEES C. BRYAN KINNEY ...
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George Thomas Congreve. IN LOVING MEMORY OF REV . GEORGE MOYLE , THE TRUE FRIEND OF RYE LANE PECKHAM SUNDAY SCHOOL , FOR THIRTY YEARS . Adapted for the Special Service for the Young held on Sunday afternoon , Oct. 7 , from lines written ...
George Thomas Congreve. IN LOVING MEMORY OF REV . GEORGE MOYLE , THE TRUE FRIEND OF RYE LANE PECKHAM SUNDAY SCHOOL , FOR THIRTY YEARS . Adapted for the Special Service for the Young held on Sunday afternoon , Oct. 7 , from lines written ...
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... GEORGE L. and CAROLYN L. , on behalf of BROCK L. , a minor , Defendants - Appellants , Appeal From The United States District Court For The Central District of Illinois Danville Division No. 95 C 2074 and ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ...
... GEORGE L. and CAROLYN L. , on behalf of BROCK L. , a minor , Defendants - Appellants , Appeal From The United States District Court For The Central District of Illinois Danville Division No. 95 C 2074 and ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ...
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George Buchanan. George to ride before them in the fool's drefs ; where unto he feemed unwilling , but it was the King's plea- fure . So George was mounted upon an old horfe , with a pair of old riven boots , the heels hanging down , and ...
George Buchanan. George to ride before them in the fool's drefs ; where unto he feemed unwilling , but it was the King's plea- fure . So George was mounted upon an old horfe , with a pair of old riven boots , the heels hanging down , and ...
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... George Washington was born on February 22 , 1732 , the son of Augustine and his second wife , Mary Ball . George only lived here for 3 years . Augustine moved his family in 1735 to his Hunting Creek farm now known as Mount Vernon . Four ...
... George Washington was born on February 22 , 1732 , the son of Augustine and his second wife , Mary Ball . George only lived here for 3 years . Augustine moved his family in 1735 to his Hunting Creek farm now known as Mount Vernon . Four ...
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