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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 4, 1826 - January 25, 1827, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 4, 1826 - January 25, 1827, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Ratified Indian Treaty 134: Belantse-Etoa Or Minitaree (Hidatsa), Henry Atkinson, Benjamin O'Fallon

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This treaty, signed on July 30, 1825, was the first major treaty between the US Government and representatives of the Hidatsa Nation. Also known as the Atkinson and O'Fallon Trade and Intercourse Treaty of 1825, this document was part of a series of friendship treaties between Henry Atkinson and Benjamin O’Fallon’s Indian Peace Commission and the Indigenous Nations beyond the Mississippi River. In this treaty, the Hidatsa acknowledged the supremacy of the United States, which successively promised them peace, friendship, and protection. The Hidatsa also admitted that they resided within the territorial limits of the United States and that it …

Ratified Indian Treaty 135: Mandan, Henry Atkinson, Benjamin O'Fallon

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This treaty, signed on July 30, 1825, was the first major treaty between the US Government and representatives of the Mandan Nation. Also known as the Atkinson and O'Fallon Trade and Intercourse Treaty of 1825, this document was part of a series of friendship treaties between Henry Atkinson and Benjamin O’Fallon’s Indian Peace Commission and the Indigenous Nations beyond the Mississippi River. In this treaty, the Mandan acknowledged the supremacy of the United States, which successively promised them peace, friendship, and protection. The Mandan also admitted that they resided within the territorial limits of the United States and that it …

Ratified Indian Treaty 133: Arikara (Ricara) - Arikara Village, July 18, 1825, Henry Atkinson, Benjamin O'Fallon

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This treaty, signed on July 18, 1825, was the first major treaty between the US Government and representatives of the Arikara Nation. Also known as the Atkinson and O'Fallon Trade and Intercourse Treaty of 1825, this document was part of a series of friendship treaties between Henry Atkinson and Benjamin O’Fallon’s Indian Peace Commission and the Indigenous Nations beyond the Mississippi River. In this treaty, the Arikara acknowledged the supremacy of the United States, which successively promised them peace, friendship, and protection. The Arikara also admitted that they resided within the territorial limits of the United States and that it …

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 7, 1825 - December 21, 1825, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 7, 1825 - December 21, 1825, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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A Proclamation For A Day Of Public Humiliation And Prayer, Albion K. Parris, Amos Nichols

Maine Bicentennial

A Proclamation for a day of Public Humiliation and Prayer issued by Albion K. Parris, Governor of the State of Maine.

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 1, 1824 - January 12, 1825, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 1, 1824 - January 12, 1825, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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An Act To Organize, Govern, And Discipline The Militia Of The State Of Maine. Passed March 21, 1821. With The Several Acts In Addition Thereto, Passed Feb. 11, 1823, And Feb. 25, 1824. Published Under The Direction Of The Adjutant General, Maine. Adjutant General

Maine Collection

An Act to Organize, Govern, and Discipline the Militia of the State of Maine. Passed March 21, 1821. With the several acts in addition thereto, passed Feb. 11, 1823, and Feb. 25, 1824. Published under the direction of the Adjutant General.

A Proclamation For A Day Of Public Thanksgiving And Praise, Albion K. Parris, Amos Nichols

Maine Bicentennial

A Proclamation for a day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise issued by Albion K. Parris, Governor of the State of Maine.

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 3, 1823 - January 8, 1824, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 21, 1822 - December 11, 1822, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 21, 1822 - December 11, 1822, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 15, 1821 - December 21, 1821, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 15, 1821 - December 21, 1821, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

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Bangor Register, Vol V. No. 33., James Burton

Maine Bicentennial

The Bangor Register newspaper reporting on new state laws being adopted by the Maine Legislature following separation from Massachusetts in August 1820. The paper includes a note about treaty negotiations taking place between the Penobscot Nation and Col. Lewis as a result of statehood and the announcement of the pending, "fourth Census of the U. States." The publication contains additional news of the day including the report of a sea serpent sighted off Phillips Beach, Swampscott, Massachusetts; the accidental hanging of a child re-enacting an execution in Baltimore, Maryland; a recipe for a rhubarb tonic to treat cholera; marriage and …

A Charge Delivered To The Grand Jury Of The Circuit Court Of The United States, At Its First Session In Portland For The Judicial District Of Maine, Joseph Story

Maine Bicentennial

The printed transcript of Judge Joseph Story’s address to the first Grand Jury to serve Maine’s federal circuit court in Portland. Story states: “The circumstances, under which I address you at the present moment are perhaps without a parallel in the annals of the other quarters of the world. This District has just been admitted into the union as a free, sovereign and independent state, possessing in common with all the others an equality of national rights and honors, and protected by an excellent constitution framed, by its own deliberations, upon principles of justice and equity.” The address goes on …

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 16, 1820 - December 27, 1820, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 16, 1820 - December 27, 1820, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 7, 1818 - February 10, 1819, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 7, 1818 - February 10, 1819, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 1, 1817 - February 4, 1818, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 1, 1817 - February 4, 1818, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 2, 1816 - February 5, 1817, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 2, 1816 - February 5, 1817, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

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The Trial Of Moses Adams, High-Sheriff Of The County Of Hancock, Before The Supreme Judicial Court Of The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, On An Indictment For The Murder Of His Wife From Minutes Taken At The Trial By John Bulfinch, John Bulfinch

Maine Bicentennial

Moses Adams of Ellsworth, Maine, was charged with: "not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil, on the twelfth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, with force and arms, at Ellsworth ... in and upon one Mary Adams, the wife of the said Moses Adams, in the peace of the said Commonwealth, then and there being, feloniously, willfully and of his malice aforethought, did make an assault ... with a certain deadly weapon called an axe, of the value …

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 4, 1815 - February 10, 1816, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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The Trial Of David Lynn, Prince Kein [Sic], Jabez Meiggs [Sic], Elijah Barton, Adam Pitts, Anson Meiggs [Sic], And Nathaniel Lynn. Indicted For The Murder Of Paul Chadwick, Containing A Compendious But Clear And Full Statement Of All The Evidence, Together With A Correct Abridgement Of The Pleadings Of Council, And The Charge To The Jury, As Delivered By The Court, Peter Edes

Maine Bicentennial

In 1809, Paul Chadwick was hired to survey lands held by the proprietors of the Plymouth Patent, including property that fell within the boundaries of the town of Malta, now known as Windsor, Maine. The land survey caused upset among settlers as property ownership was called into question. Vowing to defend their property, on September 8, a party of fully armed men, some disguised as Native Americans, approached Chadwick advising him to cease his activities. Chadwick declined and was shot, dying the following day.

David Lynn, Prince Kein, Jabez Meiggs, Elijah Barton, Jonas Proctor, Adam Pitts, Anson Meiggs, and Nathaniel …