LEAVENWORTH, Elias Warner, a Representative from New York; born in Canaan, N.Y., December 20, 1803; moved with his parents to Great Barrington, Mass., in 1806; attended the Hudson Academy and…
HENDERSON, Thomas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Freehold, Monmouth County, N.J., August 15, 1743; attended the public schools and was graduated from Princeton College in 1761;…
Taxing the PopulaceThe Supreme CourtTaxing the PopulaceTaxes on Employee's Tip IncomeGambling Taxes Collected at Indian ReservationsSales Taxes on Mail Orders As we discussed in Ebbs and…
(Encyclopedia) Mizpah or MizpehMizpehboth: mĭzˈpə [key], in the Bible. 1 See Galeed. 2 Unidentified place, E of the Jordon River, identical with Ramath-Mizpeh. 3 Place, on the boundary between Israel…
(Encyclopedia) HasdrubalHasdrubalhăzˈdr&oomacr;bəl [key], d. 221 b.c., Carthaginian general. He fought under his father-in-law, Hamilcar Barca, in Africa and in Spain, where he succeeded (229 or…
(Encyclopedia) ColoradoColoradokōlōräˈᵺō [key], river, c.550 mi (885 km) long, rising from tributaries in the Andes and flowing SE across S central Argentina to the Atlantic Ocean. It marks the…
(Encyclopedia) Fifty-four forty or fight, in U.S. history, phrase commonly used by extremists in the controversy with Great Britain over the Oregon country. The rights of the United States, they…
(Encyclopedia) UbangiUbangi&oomacr;bängˈgē, y&oomacr;băngˈ– [key], Fr. Oubangui, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, formed on the Congo (Kinshasa)–Central African Republic border, central…
(Encyclopedia) RiblahRiblahrĭbˈlə [key]. 1 In the Bible, unidentified boundary landmark, N ancient Palestine. 2 City of ancient Syria, used by the Egyptians and later by the Neo-Babylonians as a…
Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1798Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistRUTHERFURD, John, a Senator from New Jersey; born in New York City on September 20, 1760; graduated from the…
