Memoirs of Milwaukee County: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Milwaukee County, Volume 1Jerome Anthony Watrous Western Historical Association, 1909 - Milwaukee County (Wis.) |
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... Mitchell , Alexander .. Mitchell , John L .. Miter , John J ... Mollusks Murray , James . Museum , Public . Natural Features , chapter . Newburg Newspaper Newspapers Correspondents .. NEWSPAPERS- Abendpost Advertiser American Freeman ...
... Mitchell , Alexander .. Mitchell , John L .. Miter , John J ... Mollusks Murray , James . Museum , Public . Natural Features , chapter . Newburg Newspaper Newspapers Correspondents .. NEWSPAPERS- Abendpost Advertiser American Freeman ...
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... Mitchell and Maurice Pixley . He rendered efficient services as under sheriff in 1842 , and on April 3 of that year was appointed commissioner in bankruptcy , and held the office until the repeal of the bankruptcy law . He also held the ...
... Mitchell and Maurice Pixley . He rendered efficient services as under sheriff in 1842 , and on April 3 of that year was appointed commissioner in bankruptcy , and held the office until the repeal of the bankruptcy law . He also held the ...
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... Mitchell Building now stands . This election was held for the purpose of organizing the township of Milwaukee , in pursu- ance of an act passed by the Michigan territorial legislature , ap- proved March 17 , 1835. Section 12 of this act ...
... Mitchell Building now stands . This election was held for the purpose of organizing the township of Milwaukee , in pursu- ance of an act passed by the Michigan territorial legislature , ap- proved March 17 , 1835. Section 12 of this act ...
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... Mitchell ; 1899 to 1905 , Joseph V. Quarles . Isaac P. Walker , a native of Virginia , was born in 1813. Com- ing West when quite young , he first settled in Illinois , but in 1841 removed to Wisconsin . Mr. Walker held several ...
... Mitchell ; 1899 to 1905 , Joseph V. Quarles . Isaac P. Walker , a native of Virginia , was born in 1813. Com- ing West when quite young , he first settled in Illinois , but in 1841 removed to Wisconsin . Mr. Walker held several ...
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... Mitchell was born in the city of Milwaukee , Oct. 19 , 1842 , the son of Hon . Alexander and Martha ( Reed ) Mitch ... Mitchell's public life began when he was about thirty years of age , when he was elected a member of the state sen ...
... Mitchell was born in the city of Milwaukee , Oct. 19 , 1842 , the son of Hon . Alexander and Martha ( Reed ) Mitch ... Mitchell's public life began when he was about thirty years of age , when he was elected a member of the state sen ...
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Page 505 - ... the same jurisdiction, in all cases arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States as is vested in the circuit and district courts of the United States...
Page 92 - State during the six months immediately preceding such election, and shall have declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, conformably to the laws of the United States on the subject of naturalization, shall be entitled to vote in the township or precinct where he may reside.
Page 45 - The western state in the said territory shall be bounded by the Mississippi, the Ohio and Wabash rivers ; a direct line drawn from the Wabash and post Vincents due north to the territorial line between the United States and Canada, and by the said territorial line to the lake of the Woods and Mississippi.
Page 505 - The governor shall nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the legislative council, shall appoint all judicial officers, justices of the peace, sheriffs, and all militia officers, except those of the staff, and all civil officers not herein provided for.
Page 45 - Congress assembled /That from and after the first day of March next, all that part of the Indiana Territory which lies west of the Wabash river and a direct line drawn from the said Wabash river and Post Vincennes, due north to the territorial line between the United States and Canada, shall, for the purpose of temporary government, constitute a separate territory, and be called Illinois.
Page 331 - The history of their labors is connected with the origin of every celebrated town in the annals of French America: not a cape was turned, not a river entered, but a Jesuit led the way.
Page 44 - States relinquish their claims to all other Indian lands northward of the river Ohio, eastward of the" Mississippi, and westward and southward of the Great Lakes and the waters uniting them, according to the boundary line agreed on by the United States and the King of Great Britain, in the treaty of peace made between them in the year 1783.
Page 562 - The Legislature may submit to the voters at any general election, the question of "bank or no bank," and if at any such election a number of votes equal to a majority of all the votes cast at such election...
Page 331 - They had the faults of ascetic superstition ; but the horrors of a Canadian life in the wilderness were resisted by an invincible passive courage and a deep internal tranquillity. Away from the amenities of life, away from the opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their souls in unalterable peace. The few who lived to grow old, though bowed by the toils of a long mission, still kindled with the fervor of apostolic zeal.
Page 42 - Britannic majesty shall, with all convenient speed, and without causing any destruction, or carrying away any negroes or other property of the American inhabitants, withdraw all his armies, garrisons, and fleets from the said United States, and from every post, place, and harbor within the same...