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The True George Washington: Farmer and Proprietor: Finances
FinancesA separate account was kept of each farm, and of many of these separate departments, and whenever there was a surplus of any product an account was opened to cover it. Thus in various…The True George Washington: Master and Employer
Master and EmployerSlavesIn his "rules of civility" Washington enjoined that "those of high Degree ought to treat" "Artificers & Persons of low Degree" "with affibility & Courtesie,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, April 1, 1806
Day 1296 Day 1298 Lewis, April 1, 1806 Tuesday April 1st 1806. This morning early we dispatched Sergt. Pryar with two men in a small canoe up quicksand river with orders to proceed as far…Vermont: Temperature Extremes
MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceFeb.701950Rutland*–441934BloomfieldMarch681957Bennington–461943East BarnetApril881998Salisbury–371938St. AlbansMay971976Vernon–131982Mount…Classical Mythology: The Far Corners of the Earth: The Final Four Labors
The Far Corners of the Earth: The Final Four LaborsClassical MythologyThe Labors of HeraclesTraining a HeroBeastly Chores: The First Four LaborsEven More Beastly Chores: The Second Four LaborsThe Far…World's 10 Highest Lakes By Elevation...& Where They Are!
Top of Page Source: iStockFrom Russia to Canada, Kenya to Nepal, the world is dotted with bodies of water. Whether you dip your toes into a large lake with fresh water or float in the saltwater…Growing Pains
Adjusting to Everest's new height by Borgna Brunner Future generations will remember Everest's new height: two extra meters have rounded out the number. (Source/Nelson Chenkin…The Devil's Dictionary: Carmelite
by Ambrose Bierce CAPITALCARNIVOROUSCARMELITE -n. A mendicant friar of the order of Mount Carmel. As Death was a-rising out one day, Across Mount Camel he took his way, Where…Jesse Burgess THOMAS, Congress, IN (1777-1853)
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1829 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; Adams THOMAS Jesse Burgess , a Delegate from Indiana Territory and a Senator from Illinois; born in…William Bourke COCKRAN, Congress, NY (1854-1923)
COCKRAN William Bourke , a Representative from New York; born in County Sligo, Ireland, February 28, 1854; was educated in France and in his native country; immigrated to the United States when…Trending
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