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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., chapter 30 (search)
reconvened upon the reception of the news from Fort Sumter, and proceeded, with little hesitation, to pass an Ordinance of Secession, May 6, 1861. by a vote of 69 to 1. That Ordinance asserts that this Convention, by resolves adopted March 11th, had pledged the State of Arkansas to resist to the last extremity any attempt on the part of such power to coerce any State that seceded from the old Union. The Ordinance proceeds to set forth that the Legislature of Arkansas had, on the 18th of October, 1836, by virtue of authority vested therein by the Convention which framed the State Constitution, adopted certain propositions made to that State by Congress, which propositions were freely accepted, ratified, and irrevocably confirmed, as articles of compact and union between the State of Arkansas and the United States ; which irrevocable compact this Convention proceeded formally to revoke and annul, and to declare repealed, abrogated, and fully set aside, by the identical act which wit
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 15: Historical items. (search)
t of Rev. Dr. Osgood's ministry, the number of children baptized, in each year, was about fifteen; which number steadily increased till it reached its maximum, of forty-one, in 1804. 1805.--Health Committee chosen for the first time. Does this show the healthiness of the town? 1805.--The Medford omnibus, named Governor Brooks, was said to be the first vehicle of the kind built in New England. It was made by Mr. Osgood Bradley, of Worcester, Mass.; and first appeared on its route, Oct. 18, 1836. It cost $650. Eighteen persons could be seated inside, and six outside. It was owned and driven by Mr. Joseph Wyman, of Medford, who began his new business, Feb. 16, 1805; and, for thirty years, drove daily a public coach between Medford and Boston, without overturning it. The fare was thirty-seven and a half cents for many years; but competition reduced it to twenty-five. 1808.--In the public school, an assistant teacher is provided for the first time. 1808.--Digging for hidde
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
780, where he was drowned 1 Sept. 1781. Mary Palmer, perhaps wid. of Stephen, m. Ebenezer Day of Fryeburg, Me., 13 Feb. 1783. 5. John, s. of Stephen (3), m. Susanna Stratton 28 Nov. 1781, and had Susan, b. 21 Aug. 1782, d. 7 Mar. 1783; John, b. 4 Oct. 1783, grad. H. C. 1802, d. unm., of consumption, 17 Oct. 1802; Joseph, b. 27 Sept. 1784, d. 27 Mar. 1785; Susanna, b. 26 Feb. 1786, m. Isaac Jones 2 Ap. 1809, and d. before 1822, leaving an only child Lucy Ann, who m. William L. Whitney 18 Oct. 1836, d. in childbed, and was buried 12 Aug. 1838, together with her child; Stephen, b. 14 Mar. 1787, d. of consumption 9 Ap. 1805; Joseph, b. 22 July 1788, d. of consumption 6 Ap. 1807; Lucy, b. 16 Oct. 1789, d. unm., of consumption, 14 Ap. 1818; Abner, b. 21 Ap. 1793, d. of fever 31 Mar. 1805. John the f. was a baker and trader; he was also Major. He resided on the northwesterly side of Brattle Square. He d. 1 Sept. 1822, a. nearly 68; his w. Susanna was buried 12 Dec. 1837. The family
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, P. (search)
780, where he was drowned 1 Sept. 1781. Mary Palmer, perhaps wid. of Stephen, m. Ebenezer Day of Fryeburg, Me., 13 Feb. 1783. 5. John, s. of Stephen (3), m. Susanna Stratton 28 Nov. 1781, and had Susan, b. 21 Aug. 1782, d. 7 Mar. 1783; John, b. 4 Oct. 1783, grad. H. C. 1802, d. unm., of consumption, 17 Oct. 1802; Joseph, b. 27 Sept. 1784, d. 27 Mar. 1785; Susanna, b. 26 Feb. 1786, m. Isaac Jones 2 Ap. 1809, and d. before 1822, leaving an only child Lucy Ann, who m. William L. Whitney 18 Oct. 1836, d. in childbed, and was buried 12 Aug. 1838, together with her child; Stephen, b. 14 Mar. 1787, d. of consumption 9 Ap. 1805; Joseph, b. 22 July 1788, d. of consumption 6 Ap. 1807; Lucy, b. 16 Oct. 1789, d. unm., of consumption, 14 Ap. 1818; Abner, b. 21 Ap. 1793, d. of fever 31 Mar. 1805. John the f. was a baker and trader; he was also Major. He resided on the northwesterly side of Brattle Square. He d. 1 Sept. 1822, a. nearly 68; his w. Susanna was buried 12 Dec. 1837. The family