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1884 History of Missouri |
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Brief Historical Sketch . . . . 1-7 |
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Name - Extent - Surface - Rivers - Timber - Climate - Prairies - Soils - Population Pages.... 7-13 |
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Classification of Rocks - Quatenary Formation - Tertiary - Cretacious - Carboniferous- Devonian - Silurian - Azoic - Economic Geology - Coal - Iron - Lead- Copper - Zinc - Building Stone - Marble - Gypsum - Lime - Clays - Paints - Springs - Water Power Pages....13-21 |
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Title to Missouri Lands - Right of Discovery - Title of France and Spain - Cession to the United States - Territorial Changes - Treaties with Indians - First Settlement - Ste. Genevieve and New Bourbon - St. Louis - When Incorporated- Potosi - St. Charles - Portage des Sioux - New Madrid - St. Francois County - Perry-- Mississippi -Loutre Island -" Boone's Lick "- Cote Sans Dessein- Howard County - Some First Things - Counties - When Organized Pages.... 21-27 |
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Application for Admission Organization 1812 - Council - House of Representatives - William Clark First Territorial Governor -Edward Hempstead First Delegate -Spanish Grants- First General Assembly -Proceedings - Second Assembly - Proceedings - Population of Territory- Vote of Territory- Rufus Easton--Absent Members - Third Assembly -Proceedings- Pages.... 27-31 |
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Application of Missouri to be Admitted into the Union - Agitation of the Slavery Question -" Missouri Compromise " - Constitutional Convention of 1820 - Constitution Presented to Congress - Further resistance to Admission - Mr. Clay and his Committee make Report -Second Compromise -Missouri Admitted Pages....31-37 |
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First Election for Governor and other State Officers - Senators and Representatives to General Assembly - Sheriffs and Coroners - U. S. Senators - Representatives in Congress - Supreme Court Judges - Counties Organized - Capital Moved to St. Charles - Official Record of Territorial and State Officers Pages .....37-43 |
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Fort Sumpter Fired Upon - Call for 75,000 Men - Gov. Jackson Refuses to Furnish a Man -U. S. Arsenal at Liberty, Mo., seized - Proclamation of Gov. Jackson-- General Order No. 7 - Legislature Convenes - Camp Jackson Organized - Sterling Price Appointed Major-General -Frost' s Letter to Lyon -Lyon's Letter to Frost- Surrender of Camp Jackson - Proclamation of Gen. Harney - Conference between Price and Harney - Harney Superseded by Lyon - Second Conference - Gov. Jackson Burns the Bridges behind Him -Proclamation of Gov. Jackson - Gen. Blair Takes Possession of Jefferson City--Proclamation of Lyon-Lyon at Springfield - State Offices Declared Vacant - Gen. Fremont Assumes Command -Proclamation of Lieut.-Gov. Reynolds - Proclamation of Jeff. Thompson and Gov. Jackson- Death of Gen. Lyon - Succeeded by Stirgis - Proclamation of McCulloch and Gamble - Martial Law Declared - Second Proclamation of Jeff. Thompson - President Modifies Fremont's Order - Fremont Relieved by Hunter - Proclamation of Price-Hunter's Order of Assessment-Hunter Declares Martial Law- Order Relating to Newspapers-Halleek Succeeds Hunter- Halleck's Order No. 18 - Similar Order by Halleck - Boone County Standard Confiscated - Execution of Prisoners at Macon and Palmyra- Gen. Ewing's Order No. 11 - Gen. Rosecrans Takes Command- Massacre at Centralia-Death of Bill Anderson-Gen. Dodge Succeeds Gen. Rosecrans -List of Battles. Pages......43-53 |
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Black Hawk War - Mormon Difficulties - Florida War Mexican War Pages...53-59 |
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Missouri as an Agricultural State--The Different Crops-Live Stock Horses-Mules - Milch Cows - Oxen and Other Cattle - Sheep - Hogs - Comparisons - Missouri Adapted to Live Stock- Cotton- Broom Corn and Other Products - Fruits - Berries - Grapes - Railroads - First Neigh of the " Iron Horse "in Missouri - Names of Railroads - Manufactures - Great Bridge at St. Louis Pages..... 59-65 |
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Public School System - Public School System of Missouri - Lincoln Institute - Officers of Public School System - Certificates of Teachers - University of Missouri -Schools - Colleges - Institutions of Learning - Location - Libraries - Newspapers and Periodicals - No. of School Children -Amount Expended - Value of Grounds and Buildings - The Press" Pages....65-73 |
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When Founded-Its History- Baptist Church-Its History -Congregational- Christian Church - Its History - Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Its History Methodist Episcopal Church - Its History - Presbyterian Church - Its History - Presbyterian Church - Its Protestant Episcopal Church - Its History -United History- Unitarian Church-Its History- Roman Catholic Church-Its History Pages....73-79 |
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Nomination and Election of Thomas T. Crittenden -Personal Mention - Marmaduke's Candidacy - Stirring Events -Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad - Death of Jesse James -The Fords -Pardon of the Gamblers Pages.....79-83 |
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I. LOUISIANA PURCHASE