Washington Abolitionist and Slave Emancipation Efforts
A historical overview traces George Washington’s evolving stance on slavery from Revolutionary debates to his last will, detailing attempts to limit and end bondage. It highlights his early resistance to arming slaves, calls for legislative abolition, his correspondence with leaders like Lafayette and Morris, and the eventual provisions in his will for freeing slaves and funding education.
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Unite States
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Hartford Courant
Continental Congress
Cambridge
Congress
Henry Laurens
Mount Vernon
Robert Morris
Dalby
Alexandria
Philadelphia
Marquis de Lafayette
Cayenne
Avery
Ine
John Francs Mercer
Hunter
Henry Lee
South Carolina
Charles Pickney
Tata
Port Oy
Larguely
Org
Lincoln
Newtown Country Club Meets at Shepard Home
The Newtown Country Club held a weekly whist party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney P. Shepard. Prizes for February were awarded to Mrs. Arthur P. Smith, Mrs. L. C. Morrie, L. C. Morrie, and G. Herbert Bears. Local residents Ted to Danbury for jury duty. Anna M. Banks welcomed a daughter. Real estate deeds show Emile Kopit and Emelsie Kopit of New Rochelle selling land to Bertha Popowits of Newtown for 5050 dollars.
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Newtown
Mar
Newtown Country Club
Rodney P. Shepard
Arthur P. J. Smith
L.C. Morrie
L. C. Morrie
G. Herbert Bears
Danbury
Oscar Pitzschler
Charles B. Johnson
Anna MM
Mra. Prank
Newtown Center
A. d. Smith
New Haven
Oascar Pituschler
Newtown Turn
Emile
Emelsie Kopft
New Rochelle
Bertha
Popowitcl
Dolly Neane
Mary Flynn
Derby
Harbert Botsford
Nichols Fg
Eewin Morwen
Stanley Blackman
Mount Pleasant
A. W. Minor
Bridgeport
State Highway Department
Harieyachool
Osea Piltzsehler
J. Louis Furhag Solt
Summer Colony Company of
Bel
Births and marriages listed in Avon Park notices
Births listed for Nicholas Rossi Teresa Rossi Hugh Kiernan William Griffin Dominic Peca John Sheerin Clarence Raphley Samuel Davey Froyd Smith and others with March dates. Marriage licenses issued to George McBride Ruth Halsey. Also a historical note on wheel friction and Lincoln era emancipation.
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Nicholas and
Teresa Rossi
Avon Park
Hugh and
Tessie Kiernan
Jones Avenue
William and
Mary Griffin
Colony Street
Son
Dominic and
Fanny Peca
Griswold Street
John and
Mary Sheerin
Caroline Street
Clarence and
Helens Raphley
Read Street
Samuel and
Louis Davey
Morningside Drive
Froyd
Mary Smith
George Street
George E. McBride
Park Avenue
Ruth
Halsey
U46
Fairview Avenue
Hiram Johnson's path to the 1924 Republican ticket outlined
Washington report argues western statesman Hiram Johnson now receives serious consideration as a Republican presidential prospect. It notes Johnson’s past shifts between parties and his challenge to traditional regional biases, predicting a possible bid for the 1924 nomination and criticizing the current nomination system as unfair to the party base.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
United States
Mississippi River
Sligidlea
Republican Party
New England
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Tinois
Middle West
Avas
Hiram
Johnson J
California
Apple Cary
Jonattude
Johnson
Igil
Roosevelt
Siade
Chicago
Far West
Tior Johnson
Harding
Howe
Jeingon
North Carolina
Thnr
Ene
Sento
Progressives & Land
Unis
Advertising as a path to consumer trust
A manufacturer who advertises regularly signals confidence in his product and believes in informing the public. Consumers learn which items are best through such promotion and will choose those with advertising backing, viewing it as a broad path to quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lee
Washington
Hig Negrags
New York City
Another New Idea the Bordered Linoleum Floor
Interior decorators promote bordered linoleum floors with a central patterned field surrounded by a solid color border in black gray or other contrasting tones. The design suits large rooms and pairs well with Armstrong Inset Marble or Carpet Inlaid patterns, offering flexible patterning to fit taste and space.
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Armstrong
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U. S
Country Club OF
Shepard Home
Pitzschler
Hiram Johnson
West
Cives
The
Post-Telegram
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Pate MU Ac
Nature
Bosak Manufacturing CO
Bcranton
Jean PhisTrade
Denis
Armstrong Cork Companys
Linoleum
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Fifth Avenue
Devoe
Million
Devoe & Raynolds Co., Inc
Hubbell & Wade CO
Water St
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