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... miles , of Harrisburg 55 ; and East of Pittsburg 154 miles ; and its natural advantages are sup posed to be superior to any other place on the canal , between Philadelphia and Pittsburg . The town stands on a beautiful and elevated spot ...
... miles , of Harrisburg 55 ; and East of Pittsburg 154 miles ; and its natural advantages are sup posed to be superior to any other place on the canal , between Philadelphia and Pittsburg . The town stands on a beautiful and elevated spot ...
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... miles there will be but one cul . vert . There will be about fifteen miles and a half of slack water - the towing path will be ten feet above bottom , cut off from the bluff ; the excavation of which is thrown over , to protect the face ...
... miles there will be but one cul . vert . There will be about fifteen miles and a half of slack water - the towing path will be ten feet above bottom , cut off from the bluff ; the excavation of which is thrown over , to protect the face ...
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... miles NW . of Philadelphia , and observed some plants of ginseng , ( PANAX quinquefolia , ) and GERARDIA querci- folia growing near the road . Caught a rare species of scarabæus . 17. Morning foggy - remainder of the day clear and warm ...
... miles NW . of Philadelphia , and observed some plants of ginseng , ( PANAX quinquefolia , ) and GERARDIA querci- folia growing near the road . Caught a rare species of scarabæus . 17. Morning foggy - remainder of the day clear and warm ...
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... miles , more than half of which is now entirely complet- ed , and the remainder is in a very progressive state !!! Do not these valuable works offer encouragement and inducement to the emigrant who is in search of a perma- nent home ...
... miles , more than half of which is now entirely complet- ed , and the remainder is in a very progressive state !!! Do not these valuable works offer encouragement and inducement to the emigrant who is in search of a perma- nent home ...
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... miles , 378 and returned at an early hour in the evening ; without 181 any accident or detention , to mar the pleasures of the 796 day . Among those on board , we observed James Clark , 895 Esq . and lady . The canal banks , at every ...
... miles , 378 and returned at an early hour in the evening ; without 181 any accident or detention , to mar the pleasures of the 796 day . Among those on board , we observed James Clark , 895 Esq . and lady . The canal banks , at every ...
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Page 22 - All persons living in this province, who confess and acknowledge the One Almighty and Eternal God to be the Creator, Upholder, and Ruler of the world...
Page 155 - Gen'rous converse ; a soul exempt from pride ; And love to praise, with reason on his side ? Such once were Critics ; such the happy few, Athens and Rome in better ages knew. The mighty...
Page 330 - ... contrary to the letter and spirit of the Constitution of the United States. Many provisions of chapter 66, entitled " elections,
Page 130 - To the right honourable the lords spiritual and temporal in parliament assembled.
Page 118 - But a new kind of loyalty seems to be required of us, a loyalty to Parliament; a loyalty that is to extend, it is said, to a surrender of all our properties, whenever a House of Commons, (in which there is not a single member of our choosing) shall think fit to grant them away without our consent...
Page 59 - The Bank of the United States, though on the original question held to be unconstitutional, received the Executive signature.
Page 239 - That no objection ought ever to be made to any amount of taxes, equally apportioned and imposed, for the purpose of raising revenue necessary for the support of government ; but that taxes imposed on the people for the sole benefit of any one class of men are equally inconsistent with the principles of our Constitution and with sound policy.
Page 56 - Resolved, That copies of this report, and the papers annexed to it, be presented to the Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia, the Corporations of the Northern Liberties, Penn Township, the District of Southwark, and the Township of Moyamensing, respectively. A. The City Councils appropriated $300,000, of which the Committee received...
Page 116 - Mr. Clark offered the following : "Resolved, That the Comptroller of State be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant...
Page 225 - WHEREAS it appears, that a state of war exists between Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great Britain, and the United Netherlands, on the one part, and France on the other ; and the duty and interest of the United States require, that they should with sincerity and good faith adopt and pursue a conduct friendly and impartial towards the belligerent powers...