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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 24 0 Browse 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.) 10 0 Browse Search
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 7. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 8 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition. 8 0 Browse Search
Wendell Phillips, Theodore C. Pease, Speeches, Lectures and Letters of Wendell Phillips: Volume 1 8 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Carlyle's laugh and other surprises 6 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 6 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 4 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition. 4 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8 4 0 Browse Search
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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), F. (search)
and WessonJuly 5, 1859. 24,726Ells and WhiteJuly 12, 1859. 26,919Morris and BrownJan. 24, 1860. 27,526J. M. CooperMar. 20, 1860. 28,437A. J. GibsonMay 22, 1860. 28,951E. AllenJuly 3, 1860. 29,126A. J. GibsonJuly 10, 1860. 30,079D. MooreSept. 18, 1860. 30,245E. A. PrescottOct. 2, 1860. 30,399A. J. GibsonOct. 9, 1860. 30,765C. SharpsNov. 27, 1860. 30,990Smith and WessonDec. 18, 1860. 33,328Ethan AllenSept. 24, 1861. 33,509E. AllenOct. 22, 1861. 33,836H. GrossDec. 3, 1861. 34,016A. SmithDec. 24, 1861. 34,067D. MooreJan. 7, 1862. 34,703C. E. SneiderMar. 18, 1862. 34,922C. DragerApr. 8, 1862. 35,067E. AllenApr. 29, 1862. 35,419C. W. HopkinsMay 27, 1862. 35,623L. W. PondJune 17, 1862. 35,657J. H. VickersJune 17, 1862. 36,505C. C. BrandSept. 23, 1862. 36,984S. W. WoodNov. 18, 1862. 37,004T. J. MayallNov. 25, 1862. 37,059J. RupertusDec. 2, 1862. 37,075J. JenkinsonDec. 2, 1862. 37,091A. T FreemanDec. 9, 1862. 37,551F. P. SlocumJan. 27, 1863. 37,693J. C. HoweFeb. 17
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), T. (search)
ng the tallow to flow on to the part to be lubricated, the steam-opening in the valvestem being closed by means of the screw-threaded rod e. f is the steam-escape opening. Tal′ly. A notched stick employed as a means of keeping accounts. Tally-sticks were used in ancient Egypt; one is in the Abbott Museum, New York. They were also employed by the Athenians. In England they were long issued in lieu of certificates of indebtedness to creditors of the state. In 1696, according to Adam Smith, this species of security was at 40 to 60 per cent discount, and bank-notes 20 per cent. Besides accounts, other records were formerly kept upon notched sticks, as almanacs, in which red-letter days were signified by a large notch, ordinary days by small notches, etc. Such were formerly common in most European countries. The Runic Clog-Almanack and the Saxon Reive Pope are of this class, and yet exist in Sweden, and in Staffordshire, England. Somewhat similar was the ancient Briton