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Government & Law

This topic appears in 111 indexed records between 1799 and 1976.
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1976 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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General Rust appointed; Armory

General Rust has been appointed Superintendent of the U. S. Armory at Harper’s Ferry, vice Mr. Dunn, deceased.
February 11, 1830
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Diabolical Act: Murder of Superintendent Dunn

Diabolical Act.–We learn, by a private letter from Harper’s Ferry, Va. that while Col. Dunn, the superintendent of the U. States armory at that place, was sitting alone in his office on Friday last, a young […]
February 11, 1830
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So much for Buckingham.

“Off with his head– so much for Buckingham.” The Washington papers of Saturday, bring a new list of the proscribed, sacrificed to the resentment of our magnanimous President. Among these we truly regret to see the […]
August 17, 1829
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Harpers Ferry Whigs at Armory

AT HARPERS FERRY. [The toasts at Harper’s Ferry breathe an indignant spirit. Has Col. Stubblefield, the Superintendant of the U. S. Armory there, been actually “punished” or only threatened? What are the charges against him, of […]
July 14, 1829
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August 2, 2023

Production of National Armories

National Armories.– By a communication made to the House of Representatives of the United States by the Secretary of War, it appears, that during the year 1825, there has been an expenditure at the national armory […]
April 22, 1826
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1830s 24 records
1850s 15 records
1860s 12 records
1900s 8 records
1880s 8 records
1840s 7 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Government & Law" across historical collections.

Flanagan
11 records
Dunn
8 records
Cox
8 records
Brown
6 records
Welsh
6 records
Engle
5 records
Lucas
4 records
Lee
4 records
Moore
4 records
Stubblefield
4 records
Washington
4 records
Davis
4 records
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