Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia; with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical, and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley Rudd & Carleton, 1861 - 239페이지 |
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... original nucleus . Thus we frequently obtain , in excavating , balls of fron , sand , or clay , like can- non - balls in form , but very light ; and on breaking them open we find within the remains of a pine - knot or other vegetable ...
... original nucleus . Thus we frequently obtain , in excavating , balls of fron , sand , or clay , like can- non - balls in form , but very light ; and on breaking them open we find within the remains of a pine - knot or other vegetable ...
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... original growth are now seen near the city . In private grounds or parks , on Boundary Street , in Washington , or on Georgetown Heights , may be ob- served some fine examples of oaks , which are preserved with commendable care . A few ...
... original growth are now seen near the city . In private grounds or parks , on Boundary Street , in Washington , or on Georgetown Heights , may be ob- served some fine examples of oaks , which are preserved with commendable care . A few ...
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... original proprietors , Daniel Carroll , Notley Young , David Burns , and Samuel Davidson , deeded their lands in trust to Thomas Beall and John Mackall Gantt , trus- tees , who conveyed the same to the Commissioners , and their ...
... original proprietors , Daniel Carroll , Notley Young , David Burns , and Samuel Davidson , deeded their lands in trust to Thomas Beall and John Mackall Gantt , trus- tees , who conveyed the same to the Commissioners , and their ...
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... original plan , submitted to Congress in January , 1790 , the following im- provements were suggested : — 1. An equestrian statue of Washington to occupy the present site of the Washington Monument . 2. An historic and itinerary column ...
... original plan , submitted to Congress in January , 1790 , the following im- provements were suggested : — 1. An equestrian statue of Washington to occupy the present site of the Washington Monument . 2. An historic and itinerary column ...
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... original Declaration of Independence , the articles of confederation , the federal Constitution , many treaties and laws as enrolled , General Washington's com- mission as commander - in - chief of the army of the Revo- lution , which ...
... original Declaration of Independence , the articles of confederation , the federal Constitution , many treaties and laws as enrolled , General Washington's com- mission as commander - in - chief of the army of the Revo- lution , which ...
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178 페이지 - Weep no more, woeful shepherds, weep no more, For Lycidas, your sorrow, is not dead, Sunk though he be beneath the wat'ry floor; So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky...
59 페이지 - The house is upon a grand and superb scale, requiring about thirty servants to attend and keep the apartments in proper order, and perform the ordinary business of the house and stables...
168 페이지 - To INCREASE KNOWLEDGE. It is proposed — 1. To stimulate men of talent to make original researches, by offering suitable rewards for memoirs containing new truths ; and, 2. To appropriate annually a portion of the income for particular researches, under the direction of suitable persons.
50 페이지 - In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed to these presents, and signed the same with my hand.
170 페이지 - ... 3. The results obtained from these appropriations to be published, with the memoirs before mentioned, in the volumes of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 4. Examples of objects for which appropriations may be made : — (1.) System of extended meteorological observations for solving the problem of American storms.
152 페이지 - Act, given jurisdiction, concurrent with the court of claims, to hear and determine all claims founded upon the constitution of the United States or any law of congress, except for pensions, or upon any regulation of an executive department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the government of the United States...
44 페이지 - The Congress shall have power ... to exercise exclusive legislation in -all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of Government of the United States...
127 페이지 - ... it then known, that on this day the Union of the United States of America stands firm, that their Constitution still exists unimpaired, and with all its original usefulness and glory ; growing every day stronger and stronger in the affections of the great body of the American people, and attracting more and more the admiration of the world.
232 페이지 - The family vault at Mount Vernon requiring repairs, and being improperly situated besides, I desire that a new one of brick, and upon a larger scale, may be built at the foot of what is commonly called the Vineyard Enclosure...
59 페이지 - ... comfort. To assist us in this great castle, and render less attendance necessary, bells are wholly wanting, not one single one being hung through the whole house, and promises are all you can obtain. This is so great an inconvenience, that I know not what to do, or how to do. The ladies from Georgetown and in the city have many of them visited me.