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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blodgett, Henry Williams, 1821- (search)
Blodgett, Henry Williams, 1821- Jurist; born in Amherst, Mass., July 21, 1821: was educated at Amherst Academy; studied surveying and engineering, and later law, and was admitted to the bar in 1844. He was a member of the Illinois legislature in 1852-54; a State Senator in 1859-65, and United States district judge of the Northern District of Illinois in 1869-93. In 1892 he was appointed one of the counsel on the part of the United States before the arbitration tribunal created by treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the purpose of settling the dispute concerning the fur-seals in Bering Sea. He retired from the bench in 1893.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Florida, (search)
rches to Pensacola and captures it......1818 General Jackson hangs Arbuthnot and Ambrister......April 30, 1818 East and west Florida ceded to United States by treaty and purchase, Spain receiving $5,000,000......Feb. 22, 1819 Change of flags at St. Augustine under Governor Coppinger, on the part of Spain, and Col. Robert Butler, of the United States......July 10, 1821 Change of flags at Pensacola, Governor Callava representing Spain, and General Jackson the United States......July 21, 1821 General Jackson appointed governor of Florida on change of flags......1821 Juan P. Salas sells to John W. Simonton his title to Key West obtained from the Spanish government in 1815......Dec. 20, 1821 General Jackson in west, and Captain Hanham in East Florida, wrest papers and archives from the Spanish governors......1821 Act for a territorial government in Florida of all territory ceded by Spain to United States, known as East and West Florida......March 30, 1822 Willi