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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wills, legal (search)
re competent to make wills at eighteen years in the following States: California, Connecticut, Hawaiian Islands, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma Territory, South Dakota, Utah; and in the following States only females at eighteen years: Colorado, District of Columbia,. Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Wisconsin. In the following States persons of eighteen years may dispose of personal property only: Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri,. Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia; in Georgia any one over fourteen years, and in Louisiana any one over sixteen years, is competent to make a will. In Colorado persons of seventeen years, and in New York males of eighteen and females of sixteen years, may dispose of personality. Most of the States require two witnesses, except in Connecticut (three), District of Columbia (three or four), Maine (three), Maryland and Massachusetts, (three), Mississippi and New Hampshire (three), Rhode Island and South Carolina (three), Vermont (three).
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Woman's relief Corps, the (search)
Woman's relief Corps, the The nucleus of this organization seems to have been formed about 1862, in connection with Bosworth Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Portland, Me. This society was supplemented with others in different towns of the State, and finally grew into a State organization called the Woman's Relief Corps of Maine. The Bosworth society was also instrumental in organizing the Woman's Relief Corps of Massachusetts early in 1879, from which emanated the Union board. The last-named organization ultimately came to embrace the States of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, and at the convention at Denver, Col., in July, 1883, became the basis of the national association. Meanwhile, the work had been started at the West by the efforts of Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood, of Toledo, O. In 1877 this lady interested a number of her sex in the relief work of the Grand Army, and an entertainment was held which netted $1,500 to the relief fund of Forsyth Post. To contin
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wool. (search)
Wool. The following table shows the production of wool in the United States, by States and Territories, during the calendar year 1900: States and Territories.Number of Sheep, April 1, 1900.Wool Washed and Unwashed.Wool Scoured. Pounds.Pounds. Maine247,1681,483,008889,805 New Hampshire76,383496,490223,421 Vermont164,8581,112,792489,629 Massachusetts39,632237,792123,652 Rhode Island10,36457,00233,062 Connecticut31,204171,622101,257 New York819,0884,914,5282,457,264 New Jersey41,654208,270110,384 Pennsylvania777,6774,666,0622,333,031 Delaware12,23961,19533,046 Maryland133,341666,705353,354 Virginia358,0721,790,3601,038,409 North Carolina223,4971,117,485636,967 South Carolina56,258281,290157,523 Georgia271,5341,086,136651,682 Florida70,064280,256162,549 Alabama160,632642,528395,517 Mississippi204,745818,980483.199 Louisiana105,621475,295237,648 Texas2,317,63614,485,2254,345,567 Arkansas103,836441,303264,782 Tennessee235.8751,002,469601,481 West Virginia401
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), York, (search)
d port of entry in York county, Me.; on the York River and Cape Neddick harbors; 9 miles northeast of Portsmouth. It was settled about 1624 under the name of Agamenticus, on a portion of the territory granted to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason by the Plymouth council in 1622. On April 10, 1641, it was given a city charter and government by Sir Ferdinando under the name of Georgeana, and it was thus the first English city on the continent of America. In 1652 it was organized as a town under the name of York, from the city of that name in England. From 1716 to 1735 it was the shire town of Yorkshire county, which included the whole province of Maine; from 1735 to 1760 shire town with Falmouth (now Portland) of the whole province; and from 1760 to 1800 shire town of York county. In 1802 Alfred was made a shire town with York, and continued so till 1832, when all the courts were removed to Alfred. York is now principally known as a summer resort. Population in 1900, 2,668.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), York, James, Duke of -1701 (search)
ring the royal seal, a territory in America which included all the lands and rivers from the west side of the Connecticut River to the east side of the Delaware River. Its inland boundary was a line from the head of the Connecticut River to the source of the Hudson, thence to the head of the Mohawk branch of the Hudson, and thence to the east of Delaware Bay. It also embraced Long Island and the adjacent islands, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket; also the territory of Pemaquid, in Maine. This granted territory embraced all of New Netherland and a part of Connecticut, which had been affirmed to other English proprietors by the charter of 1662. The duke detached four ships from the royal navy, bearing 450 regular troops, for the service of taking possession of his domain. Col. Richard Nicolls commanded the expedition. Stuyvesant was compelled to surrender (see Stuyvesant, Peter), and the name of the territory was changed to New York. Very soon commissioners appointed by
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