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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mississippi, (search)
ksburg Times, is confined in a military prison on charge of obstructing the reconstruction acts......Nov. 13, 1867 Legislature unanimously rejects the Fourteenth Amendment......January, 1868 Convention of landowners from Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana, at Jackson, to organize a Freehold land and Colonization Company to encourage emigration in each of these States......March 31, 1868 Gen. Irwin McDowell takes command of 4th Military District......June 4, 1868 Governor Humphreys reluctantly forced to vacate the executive mansion for Maj.-Gen. Adelbert Ames, appointed provisional governor by General McDowell......June 15, 1868 Constitution framed by a convention under the reconstruction act, which sits at Jackson, Jan. 7 to May 15, 1868, is rejected by the people by 56,231 for and 63,860 against......June 28, 1868 National Union Republican party of Mississippi in convention at Jackson, nominate Louis Dent for governor, the majority of the Democrats concur
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washington, George (search)
o'clock in the morning there were religious services in all the churches, and prayers put up for the blessing of Heaven on the new government. At twelve o'clock the city troops paraded before Washington's door, and soon after the committees of Congress and heads of departments came in their carriages. At half-past 12 the procession moved forward preceded by the troops; next came the committees and heads of departments in their carriages; then Washington in a coach of state, his aide-de-camp Colonel Humphreys, and his secretary Mr. Lear in his own carriage. The foreign ministers and a long train of citizens brought up the rear. About 200 yards before reaching the ball, Washington and his suite alighted from their carriages, and passed through the troops, who were drawn up on each side, into the hall and Senate chamber, where the Vice-President, the Senate, and House of Representatives were assembled. The Vice-President, John Adams, recently inaugurated, advanced and conducted
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washingtoniana. -1857 (search)
llege on the first Wednesday in February, 1789, and chose the President and Vice-President. His election was announced to him by Charles Thomson, who had been sent to Mount Vernon for the purpose, with a letter from John Langdon, pro tempore president of the Senate. Thomson arrived on April 14, 1879. Washington accepted the office, and towards evening the same day rode rapidly to Fredericksburg to bid farewell to his aged mother. On the morning of the 16th, accompanied by Thomson, Colonel Humphreys, and his favorite body-servant, he began his journey towards New York, everywhere on the way greeted with demonstrations of reverence and affection. He was received at New York with great honors, and on April 30 he took the oath of office as President of the United States, administered by Robert R. Livingston, chancellor of the State of New York. The ceremony took place in the open outside gallery of the old City Hall, on the corner of Wall and Nassau streets, in the presence of both