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Life Of John Taylor, A Frontiersman, Missionary, Baptist Minister, And Historian, Carlysle Conway Crank

Master's Theses

Taylor is a very popular name in American history. Tho original immigrant of the family followed in this story was John Taylor who came to the Virginia shore from England in 1650 with his two brothers, Arggle and William. He was about twenty three when he embarked from the Amsterdam and docked in Fleet 's Bay. Soon this immigrant settled in Wicomcio Parish in Northumberland County. His wife, the former Alice Gaskins, and he brought up a family of three sons and several daughters. Early in 1702, John died at the age of seventy-five.

The History Of Interposition, John Harrison Geiser

Master's Theses

As long as governments, laws and regulations have existed, men have sought means to challenge, circumvent and annul them. Whether honorably or selfishly motivated, only time, the great revelator can prove; and few lessons learned serve to prevent mens thoughts from again straying to these channels or desire.

To thoroughly exhaust the subject or desire in man to resist authority in government would be to re-write mythology and add still another labor to the burdens or Hercules. To do it completely would involve a lifetime of study, another of writing, and would necessitate encompassing all knowledge of men, religion, government …

Some Views Of Slavery From The Writings Of Virginia Authors, 1824-1865, Josephine Mary Logan

Master's Theses

The period from 1824 to 1865 was a most critical one in the history of the United States. It was during those years that issues of great magnitude arose. After a period of discussion, views crystallized and finally became fundamental beliefs in the minds of the people of both the North and tho South. The result of those beliefs culminated in the Civil war. Tho issues were concerned chiefly with the question or states' rights, tho protective tariff, and, last but not least, with that of African slavery.

In Virginia, which had been the first of tho English colonies in …

A Study Of The Holley School For Negroes, Lottsburg, Virginia : "Our Three Acres", Jean Norris Booth

Master's Theses

Beneath the sturdy oaks that have weathered the stormy conflicts ot time, thare stands in Lottsburg District, Northumberland County, Virginia; the remains, now in crumbling deterioration, of a project for Negro education. Women, who prior to the War between the States had been Abolitionists, continued their work for the betterment of the Negroes at the cessation of hostilities.

The Alaskan Boundary Dispute : A Milestone In Canada's Maturing Desire For Political Independence, Edward J. Mcmahon

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A Critical Analysis Of Scholarship Concerning Sir John Fortescue (C1934-1476), Ronald Joseph Malecki

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Bryan's Influence On Wilson's Nomination In 1912 , Henry Joseph Bourguignon

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The Second Bank Of The United States In Cincinnati , Robert Leo Connelly

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The First Decade Of The Sisters Of Saint Felix In America, 1874-1884 , Mary Theophania Kalinowski

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The Formation Of The Federal Judiciary System Up To The Judiciary Act Of 1789 , James William Moore

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The President's Refusal Of Information To Congress, Paul A. Becker

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Great Britain And The Irish Treaty Of 1921, Maureen Patrice Buckley

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Leon Battista Alberti, Renaissance Humanist And Educator : A Study Based On The First Book Of A Cura Della Famiglia, Anthony John Defilippis

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The Encomienda System In The Philippine Islands : 1571-1597, Jane Calkins Forster

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