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Page 1869
... organized HACKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY the firm of Hackley & Sons . In 1874 his father died and the firm of C. H. Hackley & Co. suc- ceeded to the business and in 1880 was changed to Hackley & Hume and their mills were the largest on Muskegon ...
... organized HACKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY the firm of Hackley & Sons . In 1874 his father died and the firm of C. H. Hackley & Co. suc- ceeded to the business and in 1880 was changed to Hackley & Hume and their mills were the largest on Muskegon ...
Page 1883
... organize an inter- national congress of prison discipline , and a trus- tee of the College of New Jersey , 1845-48 , and 1853-77 . He was the founder of the state normal school , 1843 ; defended the Goodyear patents in association with ...
... organize an inter- national congress of prison discipline , and a trus- tee of the College of New Jersey , 1845-48 , and 1853-77 . He was the founder of the state normal school , 1843 ; defended the Goodyear patents in association with ...
Page 1885
... organized , armed and equipped the northern division of Kansas militia for active service . He engaged in the battle of Westport , Mo. , Oct. 23 , 1864 , and was mustered out of the volunteer service at the close of the war . He ...
... organized , armed and equipped the northern division of Kansas militia for active service . He engaged in the battle of Westport , Mo. , Oct. 23 , 1864 , and was mustered out of the volunteer service at the close of the war . He ...
Page 1891
... organized to secure a free - state government for He Kansas ; was an officer of Salignac's drill corps , 1861-62 ; edited the Monthly Chronicle , the Boston Miscellany , the Christian Examiner , the Sunday- School Gazette , Old and New ...
... organized to secure a free - state government for He Kansas ; was an officer of Salignac's drill corps , 1861-62 ; edited the Monthly Chronicle , the Boston Miscellany , the Christian Examiner , the Sunday- School Gazette , Old and New ...
Page 1903
... organized and a monument of Quincy granite was erected in 1846 at a cost of $ 3,734 . The state of Connecticut erected a statue of Hale in the capitol grounds , Hartford , at a cost of $ 5,000 , and the Sons of the Revolution ...
... organized and a monument of Quincy granite was erected in 1846 at a cost of $ 3,734 . The state of Connecticut erected a statue of Hale in the capitol grounds , Hartford , at a cost of $ 5,000 , and the Sons of the Revolution ...
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