Annual Report of the American Historical AssociationU.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 |
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Page 500 - The History of Don Francisco de Miranda's Attempt to effect a Revolution in South America, in a series of letters * * * by a gentleman who was an officer under that general, to his friend in the United States.
Page 39 - Army, 1861-65," by Edward McMahon. A reprint of George Wilkes' History of Oregon, Geographical and Political, is begun. The third annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association was held at Portland on November 30 and December 1.
Page 191 - The interdict, its history and its operation, with especial attention to the time of Pope Innocent III,
Page 337 - Here lies John Adams, who took upon himself the responsibility of the peace with France in the year 1800.
Page 23 - Madison was also at the same time the meeting place of the American Economic Association, the American Political Science Association, the American Sociological Society...
Page 97 - Choctaws who have suggested that their people are in a state of rapid advancement in education and refinement, and have expressed a solicitude that they might have the privilege of a Delegate on the floor of the House of Representatives extended to them. The Commissioners do not feel that they can under a treaty stipulation accede to the request, but at their desire, present it in the Treaty, that Congress may consider of, and decide the application.
Page 187 - England among the papers of descendants of some of the proprietors, inasmuch as these latter required the secretary of the province to furnish them with duplicates of all legislative proceedings. In addition, two volumes of the Commons House of Assembly of the Province of South Carolina have been published. The first covers the session of September 20, 1692-October 15, 1692, comprising the earliest entries in the extant journals.
Page 397 - until satisfaction for that and for spoliations and until a settlemt. of boundary. I had rather have war against Spain than not, if we go to war against England, our Southern defensive force can take the Floridas, volunteers for a Mexican army will flock to our standards, and rich pabulum will be offered to our privateers in the plunder of their commerce and coasts, probably Cuba would add itself to our confederation.
Page 9 - SIR : In accordance with the act of incorporation of the American Historical Association, approved January 4, 1889, 1 have the honor to transmit herewith the annual report of the association for the year 1907.
Page 48 - ... inferred from a single factor alone. Though all that man does and is be but the product of himself into his environment, it must never be forgotten that he too is a factor, and oftener the active than the passive, the multiplier than the multiplicand. Recognition of this is often obscured by an ambiguous or inexact use of words. Thus " location " may denote either an act or the result of an act: it may mean a placing or a place. When Miss Semple tells us that " the most important geographical...