The National Almanac and Annual Record for ...William Vincent McKean G. W. Childs, 1864 - Almanacs, American |
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... assistants and clerks ; to the Foreign Ministers , diplomatic agents , and consuls ; to our own Ministers , diplomatic agents , and consuls abroad ; to the Governor - General and the Lieutenant - Governors of the British North American ...
... assistants and clerks ; to the Foreign Ministers , diplomatic agents , and consuls ; to our own Ministers , diplomatic agents , and consuls abroad ; to the Governor - General and the Lieutenant - Governors of the British North American ...
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... assistants , and granting au- thority for the purchase of all necessary instru- ments . " These observations are intended not only for the benefit of the Navy , but of the country and the world . " The house now occupied , and the ...
... assistants , and granting au- thority for the purchase of all necessary instru- ments . " These observations are intended not only for the benefit of the Navy , but of the country and the world . " The house now occupied , and the ...
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... assistants promised great scientific progress . A large scheme of operations had been planned nomical instruments , but which - especially the discussion of the various peculiarities of the Mural Circle - were carried out with ...
... assistants promised great scientific progress . A large scheme of operations had been planned nomical instruments , but which - especially the discussion of the various peculiarities of the Mural Circle - were carried out with ...
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... assistants , both naval and astronomical , were constantly on duty , and much hard work was unquestionably done . " It being physically impossible for the small The series of admirable observations made with corps of observers to ...
... assistants , both naval and astronomical , were constantly on duty , and much hard work was unquestionably done . " It being physically impossible for the small The series of admirable observations made with corps of observers to ...
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... assistants is less by more than fourteen than the average number employed by the late Superin- tendent . During the year 1847 , a dwelling for the Super- intendent was erected immediately east of the Observatory ; and in the following ...
... assistants is less by more than fourteen than the average number employed by the late Superin- tendent . During the year 1847 , a dwelling for the Super- intendent was erected immediately east of the Observatory ; and in the following ...
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Page 268 - Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture, in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants.
Page 447 - State of Minnesota to the Iowa line ; thence along the boundary line of the State of Iowa to the point of intersection between the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers ; thence up the Missouri River, and along the boundary line of the Territory of Nebraska, to the mouth of the Niobrara or Running Water River ; thence following up the same, in the middle of the main channel thereof, to the mouth of the...
Page 220 - States ; regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any of the States, provided that the legislative right of any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated ; establishing...
Page 268 - ... shall also contain an account of all moneys received and expended by him. He shall also make special reports on particular subjects whenever required to do so by the president or either house of congress, or when he shall think the subject in his charge requires it.
Page 214 - The amount of its capital stock and the number of shares into which the same shall be divided.
Page 463 - Slocum arrived on the field with the 3d and 12th corps, which took position, one on the left and the other on the right of the new line. The battle for the day, however, was over. General Meade arrived on the field during the night with the reserves, and posted his troops in line of battle : the...
Page 294 - ... may, at the discretion of the justice or court having jurisdiction of the case, instead of the fine mentioned in the first section...
Page 214 - The place where its operations of discount and deposit are to be carried on, designating the State, Territory, or district, and the particular county and city, town, or village.
Page 442 - Insane, and its objects shall be the most humane care and enlightened curative treatment of the insane of the Army and Navy of the United States and of the District of Columbia.
Page 268 - to acquire and preserve in his Department all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain by means of books and correspondence, and by practical and scientific experiments...