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Judith Basin Press Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (April & May 1972), The Judith Basin Press

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Judith Basin Press in April & May 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Jordan Tribune Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (April To June 1972), The Jordan Tribune

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Jordan Tribune from April 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Lewistown News-Argus Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (April To June 1972), The Lewistown News-Argus

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Lewistown News-Argus from April 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Poplar Standard Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (April To June 1972), The Poplar Standard

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Poplar Standard from April 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

River Press Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (April & May 1972), The River Press

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the River Press in April and June of 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution

Great Falls Tribune Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (April 1972), The Great Falls Tribune

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Great Falls Tribune from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Independent Observer Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March To June 1972), The Independent Observer

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Independent Observer from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Gallatin County Tribune Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March To June 1972), The Gallatin County Tribune

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Gallatin County Tribune from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Hardin Tribune-Herald Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March To June 1972), Hardin Tribune-Herald

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Hardin Tribune-Herald from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Missoulian Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March & April 1972), The Missoulian

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Missoulian in March and April 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Great Falls Tribune Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March 1972), The Great Falls Tribune

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Great Falls Tribune from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Billings Gazette Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March 1972), The Billings Gazette

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Billings Gazette in March 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Townsend Star Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March To June 1972), The Townsend Star

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Townsend Star from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Big Timber Pioneer Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March To June 1972), The Big Timber Pioneer

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Big Timber Pioneer from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Sanders County Ledger Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March To June 1972), Sanders County Ledger

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Sanders County Ledger from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Harlowton Times Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March To June 1972), Harlowton Times

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Harlowton Times from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Montana Standard Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March & April 1972), The Montana Standard

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Montana Standard in March and April of 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Lewistown Daily News Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March To June 1972), The Lewistown Daily News

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Lewistown Daily News from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Daily Inter Lake Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March To June 1972), The Daily Inter Lake

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Daily Inter Lake from March 1972 to June 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

Independent Record Montana Constitution Ratification Articles (March & April 1972), The Independent Record

Ratification-Era Newspaper Articles

This is a collection of articles published in the Independent Record in March and April of 1972 that discuss the ratification of the newly proposed Montana constitution.

George W. Norris's Persuasion In The Campaign For The Unicameral Legislature, Phillip K. Tompkins

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The people of forty-seven states in this country are governed by bicameral or two-house legislatures. The people of the forty-eighth, Nebraskans, are governed by a unicameral or one-house legislature.

On November 6, 1934, the people of Nebraska provided by amendment to their state constitution, a one-house legislature to be composed of between thirty and fifty members to be elected on a non-partisan ballot. The number of solons was later set at forty-three, and 1957 marked the twentieth anniversary of the first unicameral session in Nebraska.

Senator George W. Norris is generally regarded by all as the father of the unicameral …

Duelistic Days In Kentucky, Department Of Library Special Collections

Research Collections

No abstract provided.

Treaty Of Fort Laramie, 1868 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Nathaniel G. Taylor, William T. Sherman, William S. Harney, John B. Sanborn, Samuel F. Tappen, Christopher C. Augur, Alfred H. Terry, John B. Henderson, Andrew Johnson

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This 1904 reprint of the Sioux Treaty of 1868, also known as the Treaty of Fort Laramie, 1868, was transcribed and published in vol. II of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. This treaty, between the United States government and the Sioux and Arapaho Nations, established the Great Sioux Reservation, promised the Sioux would own the Black Hills in perpetuity, and set aside the country north of the North Platte River and east of the summits of the Big Horn Mountains as unceded Indian territory. Furthermore, the U.S. government pledged to close the Bozeman Trail forts and provide …

Civil Government. Its Origin, Mission, And Destiny, And The Christian's Relation To It., David Lipscomb

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.

Receipt To C. Sareon For Loss Of His Slave, Hooker, To Employment In The Confederate Army, South Carolina. Columbia, February, 1864., South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Instrument indicating Sareon received $1250 from S.C. for having Hooker, his slave, build military fortifications in the state.

James Harper's Claim For Damages From New York City Draft Riots, October 22, 1863., County Of New York, James Harper

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

James Harper's claim for damages sustained in the New York City draft riots of July, 1863. Includes an itemized list of damaged goods and wares which totals $345. Subsequent documents and annotations indicate Harper was paid $150 for the damages by the County of New York. The address of his establishment is noted as 533 Third Avenue.

Liquor License, Barnwell District, South Carolina, August 21, 1841., Barnwell District, South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

In which the licensee, William Robertson Jr., swears to not "sell give exchange barter" liquor to any enslaved persons. Signed by C.A. Scott.

J.R. Poinsett Letter Discussing Views On The Cherokee Treaty, Dated May 29 1838., Joel Roberts Poinsett

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

J. R. Poinsett responds to a letter in interest of the success of his views in relation to the Cherokee Treaty. Dated May 29 1838.

Deed Of Sale For Seven People (As Slaves) Sold By William O'Neale To John Henry Eaton, Washington, D.C., April 10, 1823., William O'Neale, John Henry Eaton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This deed or receipt acknowledges the exchange of $800 for seven slaves: Betsy Baker, 55; Nelly, 36 and her son Jim, 12 and daughter Jane, 7; Henney, 40, and her son Washington, 5; and Polly Quander, 21.

Aaron Burr Letter To G.W. Lathrop, Esq., 1814., Aaron Burr

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Writing from Albany, in this letter Burr summarizes developments in legal cases and notes the "total rejection of my bill in the Senate." 1814.