Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics, and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-lexicon, 7. köideFrancis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth Desilver, Thomas, & Company, 1835 |
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... VII . NEW EDITION . Philadelphia : DESILVER , THOMAS , & CO . No. 247 , MARKET STREET . 1835 . EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA , to wit : BE IT ENCYCLOPÆDIA AMERICANA . Jura (mountains) Jurgura Jury The Origin of the Trial by Jury.
... VII . NEW EDITION . Philadelphia : DESILVER , THOMAS , & CO . No. 247 , MARKET STREET . 1835 . EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA , to wit : BE IT ENCYCLOPÆDIA AMERICANA . Jura (mountains) Jurgura Jury The Origin of the Trial by Jury.
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... " D. CALDWELL , Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania . General Library System University of Wisconsin - Madison 728 State Street Madison , WI 53706-1494 U.S.A. 1 ENCYCLOPÆDIA AMERICANA . The different Kinds Juries.
... " D. CALDWELL , Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania . General Library System University of Wisconsin - Madison 728 State Street Madison , WI 53706-1494 U.S.A. 1 ENCYCLOPÆDIA AMERICANA . The different Kinds Juries.
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... harvests were always reaped at this time . Leo X , famous for his love of splendor , commenced his reign in 1513 ; and , as the building of St. Peter's church had Functions and Proceed- ings of the Grand Jury Georgia Canals.
... harvests were always reaped at this time . Leo X , famous for his love of splendor , commenced his reign in 1513 ; and , as the building of St. Peter's church had Functions and Proceed- ings of the Grand Jury Georgia Canals.
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... has given only a decree , and this in her last session , which literally says : Since the power of conferring in- dulgences has been given to the church by Christ , and she has exercised it from the 4 INDULGENCE . Organization Grand Jury.
... has given only a decree , and this in her last session , which literally says : Since the power of conferring in- dulgences has been given to the church by Christ , and she has exercised it from the 4 INDULGENCE . Organization Grand Jury.
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... jury upon the slightest suspicion , and executed without mercy . Alderman Wood asserted , in parliament , that , in the year 1818 , at a visitation of the prison , he had found 13 men , mostly Irishmen and Germans , who had received ...
... jury upon the slightest suspicion , and executed without mercy . Alderman Wood asserted , in parliament , that , in the year 1818 , at a visitation of the prison , he had found 13 men , mostly Irishmen and Germans , who had received ...
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