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... Philadelphia in 1841 and in that city established the " Ladies ' Medical Missionary society . " After many years of effort she succeeded in having Thanksgiving day estab- lished as a national holiday , President Lincoln in 1864 ...
... Philadelphia in 1841 and in that city established the " Ladies ' Medical Missionary society . " After many years of effort she succeeded in having Thanksgiving day estab- lished as a national holiday , President Lincoln in 1864 ...
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... Philadelphia , Pa . , 1748-66 , when he printed the Pennsylvania Gazette , and with William Sellers , 1766-72 , when he was the printer of the Conti- nental money issued by congress , and continued the publication of the Gazette . He ...
... Philadelphia , Pa . , 1748-66 , when he printed the Pennsylvania Gazette , and with William Sellers , 1766-72 , when he was the printer of the Conti- nental money issued by congress , and continued the publication of the Gazette . He ...
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... Philadelphia in 1876 ; vice - president rep- resenting the United States at its session in Paris in 1878 , in Bologna in 1881 , and in Berlin in 1885 , and president in Washington in 1891 , and in St. Petersburg in 1897. He was a ...
... Philadelphia in 1876 ; vice - president rep- resenting the United States at its session in Paris in 1878 , in Bologna in 1881 , and in Berlin in 1885 , and president in Washington in 1891 , and in St. Petersburg in 1897. He was a ...
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... Philadelphia and edited the Port Folio , 1817-27 , established by Joseph Dennie in 1800 , and to which his mother was a chief con- tributor ; and was editor of the Philadelphia Sou- venir , 1827-29 . He published : Memoirs of Anacreon ...
... Philadelphia and edited the Port Folio , 1817-27 , established by Joseph Dennie in 1800 , and to which his mother was a chief con- tributor ; and was editor of the Philadelphia Sou- venir , 1827-29 . He published : Memoirs of Anacreon ...
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... Philadelphia , Pa . , Nov. 3 1837 ; brother of Richard Price Hallowell , merchant of Boston ; special agent of Gov. John A. Andrew to recruit negro regiments during the civil war ; treasurer of the Free religious association ; vice ...
... Philadelphia , Pa . , Nov. 3 1837 ; brother of Richard Price Hallowell , merchant of Boston ; special agent of Gov. John A. Andrew to recruit negro regiments during the civil war ; treasurer of the Free religious association ; vice ...
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