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  1778   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
"The term Thoroughbred was first used in the United States in an advertisement in a Kentucky gazette to describe a New Jersey stallion called Pilgarlick.
February 5 - South Carolina becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation
February 6 - American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: State of Washington
Thus, the State of Oregon lies to the south of Washington, Idaho to the east, British Columbia and Vancouver Island on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
The state of Washington, owing to its favourable climactic conditions, is rapidly advancing among the states of the Union as an agricultural state.
According to the latest state educational directory the present teaching staff is composed of 36 professors, 7 associate and 30 assistant professors, 54 instructors, 7 assistants, and 10 graduate assistants; together with a musical staff of 6 teachers, and a library staff of 6 members.
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 PA State Archives - RG-27 - Series Description - Pennsylvania's Revolutionary Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Listings of appointments are mentioned for Philadelphia City and County, Bucks County, Lancaster County, York County, Cumberland County, Bedford County, Northumberland County, Westmoreland County, Washington County, Fayette County, Franklin County, Montgomery County, Dauphin County, Luzerne County, Huntingdon County, Allegheny County, Mifflin County, and Delaware.
Letters state the date of the petition, the petitioner and sender's name (if it was sent as a reference), place of origin of the letter, the petitioner's experience, and vouchers for the petitioner's character.
Listed is information pertaining to dates of commission, name of person receiving the commission, number of carriage guns, swivels and tons on ship; number of men on ship, what commander the commissioned man was under and on what vessel he was assigned.
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 1778 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar).
The first settlement was made in the area of what is now Louisville, Kentucky by 13 families under Col. George Rogers Clark.
Phillips Academy, the most prestigious secondary boarding school in the United States, was founded by Samuel Phillips Jr.
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 Louisiana State Museum
Almost all of the sugar grown in the United States during the antebellum period came from Louisiana.
In any given year the combined crop of other sugar-producing states in the South was less than five percent of that of Louisiana.
Louisiana's sugar harvest rose from 5,000 hogsheads (a large barrel that held an average of 1,000 pounds of sugar) in 1802 to a high of 449,000 hogsheads in 1853, peaking at an average price of $69 each in 1858, bringing the total value of Louisiana's sugar crop to $25 million.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry)
Findel states that the principal reason is to prevent Masonry from being dominated by a people whose strong racial attachments are incompatible with the unsectarian character of the institution.
The principal system in the United States (Charleston, South Carolina) is the so-called Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, organized in 1801 on the basis of the French Scottish Rite of perfection, which was established by the Council of the Emperors of the East and West (Paris, 1758).
In North America, especially in the United States, a characteristic feature of the outer work is the tendency toward display in the construction of sumptuous Masonic "temples", in Masonic processions, at the laying of cornerstones and the dedication of public buildings and even of Christian churches.
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 Outline of American History - Chapter 4
Other states enlarged the list of liberties to guarantee freedom of speech, of assembly and of petition, and frequently included such provisions as the right to bear arms, to a writ of habeas corpus, to inviolability of domicile and to equal protection under the law.
The states gave preference to American goods in their tariff policies, but these tariffs were inconsistent, leading to the demand for a stronger central government to implement a uniform policy.
The proposals were to be ratified by one of two methods: either by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states, or by convention in three-fourths of the states, with the Congress proposing the method to be used.
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 Eastern Patriarchates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 544, Jacob Baradaeus (a Monophysite leader) consecrated Sergius of Tella as Patriarch in opposition to the Imperial-backed Orthodox candidate.
With the establishment of an independent Armenian state in Cilicia in 1058, the Armenian patriarchate was transferred to Sivas, eventually settling in the city of Sis.
During the ascendancy of the Mongols, many notable leaders, including Hulegu (the first Ilkhan), belonged to this church, and though reliable statistics are not available, it is likely that this church, whose remnants today number at most a few million, boasted the largest population of any Christian denomination.
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 Religion and the State Governments (Religion and the Founding of the American Republic, Library of Congress Exhibition)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the revised creed, adopted by the Presbyterian Church in the United States in 1788, "nursing fathers" was elevated from an explanatory footnote--(note f), as it appears here, to the body of the text in the section on the duties of the civil magistrate.
For three years, from 1778 to 1780, the political energies of the state were absorbed in drafting a charter of government that the voters would accept.
Isaac Backus (1724-1806) was the leader of the New England Baptists.
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 US Department Of State Post Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
France is the ninth‑largest trading partner of the United States worldwide in terms of two‑way trade, and the third largest in Europe (after the United Kingdom and Germany).
A good resource list of English‑speaking physicians is available, many of whom have done training in the U.S. Outpatient medical and dental care is generally less expensive than in the U.S. The American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly (a Paris suburb) is a well‑equipped, 180-bed, American‑style hospital with several American physicians on its French staff.
French immigration laws are strict and procedures differ for employees on the diplomatic list and for those on the administrative and technical list.
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 Encyclopedia: 1779   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
See also: 1778 in literature, other events of 1779, 1780 in literature, list of years in literature.
See also: 1778 in music, other events of 1779, 1780 in music, list of years in music.
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 BEGINNINGS OF THE REVOLUTION, 1774-1778
Moore states that the Germans living on the west bank of the Congaree (the river running north south by modern day Columbia) were "a hot bed of Loyalism," because they feared their land grants might be annulled if they sided with the patriots.
But the royal leaders were not prepared for this issue; they shared the reluctance of the patriots to begin a conflict, the issues of which were so extreme.
The list of such products included tobacco, cotton, silk, coffee, indigo, naval stores, skins, sugar and rice, although it was occasionally permitted to send the last three to foreign countries.
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 List of state leaders in 1778 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1777 state leaders - Events of 1778 - 1779 state leaders - State leaders by year
Thomas Chittenden, President of the Council of Safety of Vermont (July 8, 1777-March 13, 1778)
Prime Minister - Ove Høegh-Guldberg, Minister of State of Denmark (1772-1784)
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 List of state leaders in 1783
1782 state leaders - Events of 1783 - 1784 state leaders - State leaders by year
Elias Boudinot, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1782-1783)
Thomas Mifflin, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1783-1784)
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 1781   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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January 30 - Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland.
October 1 - James Lawrence, Captain of the United States Navy known for his success fulactivities during the War of 1812.
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 Rousseau, Jean-Jacques [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hobbes describes each human in the state of nature as being in a constant state of war against all others; hence life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
For humans to be in a constant state of war with one another, they would need to have complex thought processes involving notions of property, calculations about the future, immediate recognition of all other humans as potential threats, and possibly even minimal language skills.
Having described the pure state of nature in the first part of the Second Discourse, Rousseau’s task in the second part is to explain the complex series of historical events that moved humans from this state to the state of present day civil society.
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 1776   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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June 17 - Lt. Jose Joaquin Moraga leads a band of colonists from Monterey Presidio, landing on June 29 and constructing the Mission Dolores of the new Presidio of San Francisco.
July 9 - An angry mob in New York City topples the equestrian statue of George III in Bowling Green.
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 1779   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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June 1 - American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold is court-martialed for malfeasance in his treatment of government property.
July 16 - American Revolutionary War: United States forces led by General Anthony Wayne capture Stony Point, New York from British troops.
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 Guide and Index to Lists of Rulers
One motivation is that history is often not taught anymore in terms of dynasties and rulers, since this is thought (by an academic elite comfortably supported by the taxpayers) to be too elitist and too removed from the life of the people.
The arrangement of these lists thus follows Bryce's principle of universalist ideology, centering on Rome but extending to similar to ideas outside of the Roman world.
The states from Mediaeval Romania, among the poorest in Europe, struggle, not just with the heritage of Communism, but with the cultural and political puzzles of their own underdevelopment.
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 NARA - Guide to Federal Records - General Records of the Department of State
Presidential and Secretary of state correspondence with heads of state, 1961-71.
Miscellaneous correspondence of Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 1961-68.
History: The act creating the Department of State required the Secretary of State to record all civil commissions of U.S. officials appointed by the President and to affix the Great Seal to such documents.
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 How Appealing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As the AP article explains at its outset, "The state is not constitutionally obligated to pay for abortions for poor women who may have health complications from their pregnancy, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Tuesday." The court's ruling was 8-0 with Justice Deborah G. Hankinson not participating.
From the State of Washington comes the sad news that the State's first female Chief Justice, who had since retired from the Supreme Court of Washington State, has died at the age of sixty.
Before becoming a judge, Lederberg was a prominent Democratic state legislator and represented her East Side district for 14 years, first in the state House of Representatives and later in the state Senate.
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 1778 Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Women-Lewis
With broadaxe and jackknife, he made his cabin, furniture, and many of the farming implements and kitchen utensils; and with spinning wheel, loom, and dyepots, she made all the clothing of the family, the household linen, blankets, quilts, coverlets, curtains, rugs, and other such furnishings.
One hundred and twenty-four artisans in 23 professions were located in Rowan County by 1759; and a sample of those who appeared on a 1759 tax list confirms that 62 craftsmen practiced 17 trades.
Most indentures for young girls specified only a length of time and stated that the master should “comply with the law.” When the apprenticeship was completed the girl usually received money and/or property of a pre-agreed amount and a suit of clothes.
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 List of state leaders in 1778   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Prime Minister - Ove Jørgensen Høegh-Guldberg Minister of State of Denmark (1772 - 1784)
Thomas Chittenden President of the Council of Safety Vermont (July 8 1777 - March 13 1778)
Thomas Chittenden Governor of Vermont (March 13 1778 - October 13 1789)
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 List of state leaders in 1786
1785 state leaders - Events of 1786 - 1787 state leaders - State leaders by year
John Hancock, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1785-1786)
Nathaniel Gorham, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1786)
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 archivists newsletter - BULLDOG, Maryland State Archives
Statistics for state and local records reference were not reported for several months because of changes and updates in the management and tracking systems.
Each state was allowed only one vote on any issue, and that vote was cast by a state delegation consisting of at least three, and as many as eight, delegates.
List of sources for PG cemetery, church, census, tax list, and probate records, as well as family genealogies.
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 ipedia.com: List of state leaders in 1784 Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
1783 state leaders - Events of 1784 - 1785 state leaders - State leaders by year Table of contents 1 Asia 2 Europe 3 Middle East 4 North America and the Caribbean Asia Afghanistan - Timur Shah, King o...
Ove Jørgensen Høegh-Guldberg, Minister of State of Denmark (1772-1784)
Andreas Peter, Minister of State of Denmark (1784-1797)
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 The Enlightenment, Freemasonry, and The Illuminati
Leo XII lamented the fact that Christian princes and heads of state had not fully obeyed the Vatican in suppressing Masonry, "as the safety of both Church and State required", in the words of one Jesuit writer.
Within certain segments of the state and church, it was thought that the Order had burrowed still further underground, and was at work throughout the continent under many different guises.
Local and state laws against theatre were repealed, along with censorship laws as well — all to the consternation of ministers throughout the country.
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