Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-02-02
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George W Washington, First PRESIDENT OF the Ucl-
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John Marshall Chief Justice of the United SITS tes.
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Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the U. S.
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Patrick Henry, First Republican Governor of vir-
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John c. Calhoun Senator from South Carolina.
William Moultrie, Major General U. S. Army.
Henry Clay, Senator from Kentucky, etc.
Daniel Webster, Senator from Massachusetts, etc.
William Writ, Attorney General, etc.
Timothy Dwight, d. D., President of Yale col
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Joel Barlow. Author of q The Columb lad, - Min
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John Trumbull, President of the American Acad-
John Jay. C hief Justice of New York, Minister to
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john E. Howard, Colonel U. S. Army, Senator
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Gilbert Stuart, Painter.
Israel Putnam, Major General Q. S. Army.
Alex: Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, etc.
OliySr II. Perry, Commodore U. S. Navy
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