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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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August 1, 2023
August 1, 2023

Incident of Kindness at Sale

An Incident– Among the incidents connected with the sale of Government property at Harper’s Ferry is noticable the following which is related to us: At the head of the ravine on High street, the small wooden […]
December 11, 1869
August 1, 2023
August 1, 2023

Sale of Harpers Ferry Armory Property

For some months since the people of our section of country have looked forward to this expected sale of the valuable government property at Harper’s Ferry with much interest, and we are glad to chronicle that […]
December 7, 1869
December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025

The Fifteenth Amendment

THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.The number of States which have passed the Fifteenth Amendment is twenty-one, and of these, four cannot be regarded as having legally ratified it. The St. Louis Republican (Democratic) accuses the Radical papers of […]
July 27, 1869
December 4, 2019
December 4, 2019

Sale of delinquent lands in Jefferson County for non payment of taxes 1865 and 1866

Notice. Sale of delinquent lands in Jefferson County for non payment of taxes 1865 and 1866 . Listed names all Harpers Ferry and Bolivar. Roberts Avis heirs, Louisa Apsy, Francis H. Anderson, S. R. Atwell, William Avis, Linton […]
September 12, 1867
January 4, 2020
FannieFlanagan excisetax1866
January 4, 2020

1866 Excise Tax – Fannie Flanagan

May 2, 1866
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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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