Annual Report of the American Historical Association, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 |
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Page 110 - Valley presents different conditions from the mining frontier of the Rocky Mountains. The frontier reached by the Pacific railroad, surveyed into rectangles, guarded by the United States army, and recruited by the daily immigrant ship, moves forward at a swifter pace and in a different way than the frontier reached by the birch canoe or the pack horse.
Page 37 - 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 335 - Here lies John Adams, who took upon himself the responsibility of the peace with France in the year 1800.
Page 7 - 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. The manuscript includes a report by the public archives commission and one by the historical manuscripts commission, the latter consisting of a volume of the Diplomatic Archives of the Republic of Texas.
Page 395 - 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 328 - With regard to the enterprise in question, I wish it much to be undertaken, but I should be glad that the principal agency was in the United States, they to furnish the whole land force if necessary. The command in this case would very naturally fall upon me ; and I hope I should disappoint no favorable anticipations.
Page 504 - The Trials of William S. Smith and Samuel G. Ogden, for Misdemeanors, had in the Circuit Court of the United States for the New York district, in July, 1806 * * *, New York, 1807.
Page 21 - 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 329 - The command in this case would very naturally fall upon me ; and I hope I should disappoint no favorable anticipations. The independency of the separate territory under a moderate government, with the joint guarantee of the co-operating powers, stipulating equal privileges in commerce, would be the sum of the results to be accomplished.
Page 92 - Let this territory be reserved exclusively for Indians, in which to make the proposed experiment of gathering into one body as many of the scattered and other Indians as choose to settle here, to be educated, become citizens, and in due time to be admitted to all the privileges common to other territories and States in the Union...