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Showing posts with label Taxes. Show all posts
Monday, September 7, 2026

Congressman Albert G. Brown’s Speech on River and Harbor Improvements, July 23, 1852

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SPEECH, UNDER THE FIVE MINUTE RULE, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JULY 23D, 1852, ON THE SUBJECT OF RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. I OF...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Diary of Gideon Welles, Saturday, July 7, 1866

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Am in better health than at any time for the last two or three weeks. Congress accomplishes little that is good, and is really delaying nati...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, Saturday, March 29, 1862

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We have had quite a snow storm today and the streets are again wet and muddy. No particular news from any of the armies. The Bombardment of ...
Saturday, June 21, 2025

All Sorts Of Paragraphs.

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The Jackson (Ill.) Journal says the severe frost of Thursday night has destroyed the prospect of the fruit in the vicinity. The farmers say ...
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Saturday, January 6, 2024

Jefferson Davis to the People of Mississippi, July 13, 1846

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(From Vicksburg Sentinel, July 21, 1846.) Fellow Citizens: I address you to explain the cause of my present absence from the seat of the f...
Monday, January 1, 2024

Speech of John Tyler to the Virginia Secession Convention, March 13 & 14, 1861

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In the Convention, March 13, 1861. EX-PRESIDENT TYLER.—I am about to make, Mr. President, a very bold and daring adventure. The condition ...