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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) | 14 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Paschal , George Washington 1812 -1878 (search)
Paschal, George Washington 1812-1878
Lawyer; born in Skull Shoals, Ga., Nov. 23, 1812; received an academic education; was admitted to the bar in 1832; removed to Texas in 1847.
During the Civil War he earnestly supported the National cause; settled in Washington, D. C., in 1869.
His publications include Annotated digest of the laws of Texas; Annotated Constitution of the United States; Decisions of the Supreme Court of Texas; Sketch of the last years of Samuel Houston, etc. He died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 16, 1878.
Pastorius, Francis Daniel
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pastorius , Francis Daniel -1681 (search)
Pastorius, Francis Daniel -1681
Author of A Particular Geographical Description of the Lately Discovered Province of Pennsylvania situated on the Frontiers of t ia.
The company's agent in the New World was a rising young lawyer, Francis Daniel Pastorius, son of Judge Pastorius, of Windsheim, who studied law at Strasburg, BJudge Pastorius, of Windsheim, who studied law at Strasburg, Basle, and Jena, and at Ratisbon, and received the degree of Doctor of Law, at Nuremberg, in 1676.
In 1679 he became deeply interested in the teachings of Dr. Spener their freedom as you have to keep them slaves?
Under the wise direction of Pastorius, the Germantown settlement grew and prospered.
The inhabitants planted orcha cerning the German Society.
The German society commissioned myself, Francis Daniel Pastorius, as their licensed agent, to go to Pennsylvania and to superintend the tly by Swedes.
On the twenty-fourth day of Octobriis, anno 1685, I, Francis Daniel Pastorius, with the wish and concurrence of our governor, laid out and planned a
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Book III (continued) (search)
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Index (search)
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 1. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Narrative and legendary poems (search)