The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... treaty that ended the Anglo - Irish war . After the tragic deaths of Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins in August 1922 , Cosgrave unexpectedly found him- self prime minister of the new Free State , an office he discharged with courage ...
... treaty that ended the Anglo - Irish war . After the tragic deaths of Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins in August 1922 , Cosgrave unexpectedly found him- self prime minister of the new Free State , an office he discharged with courage ...
Page 133
... treaty of union with Scotland . He was born William Cowper and first held appointive office as king's counsel in 1694. He was a member of the House of Commons from 1696 until he succeeded to his father's baronetcy and entered the House ...
... treaty of union with Scotland . He was born William Cowper and first held appointive office as king's counsel in 1694. He was a member of the House of Commons from 1696 until he succeeded to his father's baronetcy and entered the House ...
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... treaty and further confirmed the agreement by presenting Penn with a treaty belt of wampum . The treaty was mutually respected , even after the Delaware were tricked out of a half million acres in the Walking Purchase ( q.v. ) , which ...
... treaty and further confirmed the agreement by presenting Penn with a treaty belt of wampum . The treaty was mutually respected , even after the Delaware were tricked out of a half million acres in the Walking Purchase ( q.v. ) , which ...
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