The New International Encyclopæeia, Volume 8

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Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby

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Page 203 - ... unless the agreement, upon which such action shall be brought or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page 277 - But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, | neither by any other oath : but let your yea, be yea; and your nay, nay ; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Page 221 - That we inscribe on our banner Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Men, and under it will fight on and fight ever, until a triumphant victory shall reward our exertions.
Page 202 - For prevention of many fraudulent practices, which are commonly endeavored to be -upheld by perjury and subornation of perjury...
Page 40 - VI. c. 14 to be the buying or contracting for any merchandise or victual coming in the way to market ; or dissuading persons from bringing their goods or provisions there ; or persuading them to enhance the price, when there : any of which practices make the market dearer to the fair trader.
Page 203 - No action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator, upon any special promise, to answer damages out of his own estate; or whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person...
Page 203 - ... to delay, hinder, or defraud creditors, or others of their just and lawful actions, suits, debts, accounts, damages, &c., proceeds to enact that every feoffment.
Page 84 - Sumter by noon on the 15th instant, should I not receive, prior to that time, controlling instructions from my Government, or additional supplies ; and that I will not, in the mean time, open my fire upon your forces, unless compelled to do so by some hostile act against this fort or the flag of my Government, by the forces under your command, or by some portion of them, or by the perpetration of some act showing a hostile...
Page 203 - ... or any interest in or concerning them; or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof; unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith...
Page 9 - In the dietary studies made in connection with the nutrition investigations of the Office of Experiment Stations of the United States Department of Agriculture...

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