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“Course, after the war, nothing was right no more,” remembered William Curtis, who had been a slave in what is now Oklahoma.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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William Curtis and others, -- decided to select another Southern man to run against Clayton.
The Facts of Reconstruction John R. Lynch
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In the year 1800, Thomas Hancock, nephew of the Governor, built the house which has recently been destroyed, and resided here until 1819, when the estate was purchased by Mr. Nathaniel Curtis, fifth in descent from the first William Curtis.
Annals and Reminiscences of Jamaica Plain Harriet Manning Whitcomb
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William Curtis sadly declared that he had been present at the birth of the Republican party and feared that he was to be a witness of its death.
The United States Since the Civil War Charles Ramsdell Lingley
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It is claimed that this was one of the oldest houses in our country, and that, in 1639, William Curtis made a clearing in the forest for it, using timbers in its construction from his felled trees.
Annals and Reminiscences of Jamaica Plain Harriet Manning Whitcomb
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Its builder, William Curtis, was its first occupant; and from that time to 1883 none but his descendants occupied the house.
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William Curtis was one of its scholars, and among its visitors were the
As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Marian Gouverneur
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Consequently, in the order of events, while P.ssmore was still in prison, receiving visits from hosts of friends, and letters of sympathy from all parts of the North, William Still, William Curtis, James P. Braddock, John
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He went to William Curtis of the same town, who told him he heard his master was at his house the day before, but being not at home, did not see him.
Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Arthur L. Hayward
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Statesville, Mar. 23, 1901; p. William Curtis and Elva Lou (Gill); engr. for N.Y. Tel. co.
Alumni History of the University of North Carolina 1793-1962 1924
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